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“My Primary School is at the Museum…During the Pandemic”

One challenge facing communities around the globe is providing safe spaces where children can continue their education as normally as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, …

Creating Vibrant Programs for Older Adults

It is a particular pleasure to hear from kindred spirits in creative aging who have been keeping up with our Ad Summa blogs. One such person is the indefatigable Delano Wood from DOROT in …

From a Teacher: How to make your museum field trips ones to remember for students and staff

“That was an awesome field trip!” “That place was so much fun.” These are the statements you want to hear from students after a field trip.  As an eighteen-year veteran teacher who has …

How AI Is Changing Sales

This article discusses five business applications of artificial intelligence–price optimization, forecasting, upselling and cross-selling, lead scoring, and managing for …

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Updates on IMLS and the President’s Budget

Advocacy Alert – May 2, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Lawsuit Updates IMLS Lawsuit: Yesterday, a judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the Trump …

Strategies for Building Community: Lessons from the “Gallery Guide Guide”

Category: Alliance Blog
Hi! We are Sydney Skelton Simon, the Bradley Associate Curator of Academic Affairs, and Molleen Theodore, the Jane and Gerald Katcher Curator of Programs, at the Yale University Art Gallery …

3 Considerations for Improving Museum Displays Without Compromising Preservation

Category: Industry Advertorial
This post is an advertorial written by an organization that serves the museum field. The views, opinions, and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs …

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