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Flies in the Buttermilk: Museums, Diversity, and the Will to Change

By Lonnie G. Bunch Ill
This essay originally appeared in the July/August 2000 issue of Museum News, a publication of the American Alliance of Museums. Lonnie G. Bunch III later became the founding director of the …

Brace for Impact: Utah is conducting a pilot study to show the social impact of the state’s museums.

By Stephen Ashton, Emily Johnson, Kari Ross Nelson, Jennifer Ortiz, and David Wicai

Nothing Ventured…:The San Diego Natural History Museum’s internal venture fund is encouraging experimentation and growth.

By Judy Gradwohl
A white woman with shoulder length blond hair and red rimmed glasses stands in front of a natural backdrop.

Museopreneur: How museums are leaping into new business models with entrepreneurial spirit

By Brendan Ciecko
A white male stands in front of a red cinderblock wall looking straight at the camera wearing dark rimmed glasses a suit and tie.

The Loyalty Equation: How to develop constituent relationships that deliver sustainable financial impact.

By Suzette A. Sherman

I AM A CHILD

By Noelle Trent, Ph.D

Finding Resilience in Challenging Times

By Olga Viso

A Global Education For All

By Lizzy Martin

For and By The Community

By Matthew Welch

Statues of Limitation

By Janeen Bryant, Jennifer Scott, and Suzanne Seriff

Building A Framework: The museum sector needs to rethink digital skills—from the ground up.

By Carolyn Royston and Ross Parry

A Winning Approach To Digital Media Accessibility

By Susan Chun
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Museums Matter – Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum and Legislative Updates

By American Alliance of Museums
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Category: Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – June 26, 2019 Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum and Legislative Updates Did you know that a visit to the museum can change how elected officials think about …

More Evidence for the Power of Creative Aging

By Bill Tramposch
Category: ad summa: Museums and Creative Aging
One of the most fruitful areas of the creative aging movement is the one that explores the arts and aging. The evidence for the positive effects of arts on wellbeing is mounting rapidly …

The Metropolitan Museum Shrouded a Mark Chagall Painting to Draw Attention to World Refugee Day

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Category: Influence of Museums
The museum shrouded the painting to ask the question: "What would the Met's walls look like if there were no refugees?" Works by other famous artists including Max Ernst, Piet Mondrian, and …