-
What Can Museums Learn from the Harvard Business School?
Joy’s law: no matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else. (Attributed to Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy.) I’m pleased to see the registrations rolling in for the working session “Don’t Raid the … -
Introducing Museum 2040
The November/December issue of Museum mailed out yesterday, as well as going up on the web. (This issue of the magazine is available as a free download for members and non-members alike). When you open your print or digital copy, you may … -
Labor 3.0: Lights Out
What: automated “lights out” manufacturingWhy museums should care: disruptions to labor and increasing economic inequality impact our communities and our audiences, as well as museums’ own financial bottom line.Many … -
Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: creating early interventions for deaccessioning crises
Or, “when ethics statements are not enough…” I’m working on the agenda for a convening hosted by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, December 14-15, at which participants are going to try to come up with early warning systems … -
Access and Inclusion Case Study: Connecting Students to the Museum Field
In a session at the 2017 AAM Annual Meeting in St. Louis, a look around the room revealed a small sea of mostly mid-career museum professionals with experience and interest in education and interpretation. The presenter posed a question: … -
Museums in a Driverless Future
How many people get to your museum by driving their own cars? When they arrive, where do they park? If you are designing a new museum, or a renovation, what parking structures are included in your master plan? I hope today’s post … -
No Walls, New Ways: Giving up the Building to Connect and Create
Hi, Nicole here! When the Floating Museum project came across our scanning feeds, Elizabeth Merritt and I were both excited by the concept. We wanted to know more about the project and how it re-imagines where museums can do their work. … -
From Brown vs. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights
In researching the chapter on criminal justice reform for TrendsWatch 2017, I was impressed and heartened by the number of museums working with incarcerated populations. Today’s post is by Patricia Sigala, Educator/Community Outreach … -
AI and the Future of History
If you could chat with any historical figure, who would you choose? That question (or a variants such as “who would you invite to dinner”) is used as a pick-up line, debated on the web, even used in in job interviews. Now, thanks to … -
Bidding Farewell to CFM’s First Fellow
In 2015 Dr. Nicole Ivy joined the Alliance as our first CFM Fellow, supported by a Public Fellowship from the Mellon Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies. Training with CFM director Elizabeth Merritt, Dr. Ivy chose …
Center for the Future of Museums Blog
The Center for the Future of Museums Blog shares musings on the future of museums and society.
Read Dispatches from the Future of Museums online!
Get more resources from the Center for the Future of Museums.
Explore all Publications from the Alliance.
Explore the AAM Resource Library by topic, and further filter by subtopic or resource types to find what matters most to you!
Latest Stories from AAM
July Advocacy Alert: Take Action on the Proposed Rule on Federal Grants, Invite Congress Next Month, and Upcoming Webinar
Category:
Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – July 1, 2026 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Take Action: Voice Your …
The Awe Advantage
Category:
On-Demand Programs
Watch this online workshop about the science and emotion of awe. Led by postdoctoral …
When Museum Social Media Works: Joining the Cultural Conversation
Category:
Museum Magazine
Spend enough time with arts marketers and cultural leadership teams, and you’ll hear the …