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Fears over editorial freedom as heritage bodies summoned to discuss contested history

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The UK government announced a summit to discuss contested history that has some concerned about the editorial integrity of the museum s…

How Chinese Museums Closed and Reopened During COVID-19

By Yiru Zhang
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International Museum Day 2020 Goes Digital and Spotlights “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”

By Deborah Ziska
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Decolonizing the Future: museums as agents of generational equity

By Elizabeth Merritt
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The battle to rebuild centuries of science after an epic inferno

By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Nature

Lessons in Cross-Cultural Partnerships for Mid-Sized Museums

By Nannette V. Maciejunes
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An International Experience at #AAM2019

By Angela Gala
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Designing for a Divided People: Planning the permanent exhibition for the Kurdistan Museum, Erbil

By Christine Echtner
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Turning Geo-Spatial Museum Data into a Soft Power Evaluation Tool

By Dr. Natalia Grincheva

Returning looted artefacts will finally restore heritage to the brilliant cultures that made them

By Mark Horton, The Conversation

AAM Spotlight: Wesam Mohamed, Curator at Ministry of Antiquities, Egypt

By American Alliance of Museums
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European museums may loan back some works stolen from former colonies

By James McAuley and Rick Noack, Washington Post
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Pivoting to Virtual Field Trips and Education Programs: Advice from The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

By Mary Pat Higgins
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Category: Education & Interpretation
At The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, our mission is to teach history in order to impact behaviors today. With students in particular, we want them to encounter the history of …

Tell Congress: Include Museums in the Infrastructure Bill

By American Alliance of Museums
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Category: Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – May 12, 2021 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Tell Congress: Include Museums in the Infrastructure Bill Stay Informed: Strong Support in the House of Representatives …

The Pandemic Has These Vt. Students Going to School in a Museum

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Category: COVID-19

Billings Farm & Museum has welcomed their school district's 6th grade classes into their museum to allow the return of in-person learning.

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