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Trans Inclusion: Shedding light on gender transition and inclusion in the workplace.

By Anna Woten and Alison Kennedy
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Transgender people are a lot more common than you might imagine: recent …

Searching for Truffles: History Nebraska is using curiosity to grow staff capacity and enrich the museum experience

By Jill Dolbergis

Inspiring Success: Why and how The Henry Ford developed its leadership program

By Tim Johnson, Mike Moseley, and Jim VanBochove

No Stone Left Unturned: How the Oakland Museum of California is practicing equity and inclusion.

By Lori Fogarty, Kelly McKinley, and Ayanna Reed

Ceding Authority and Seeding Trust

By Ben Garcia, Kelly Hyberger, Brandie Macdonald, and Jaclyn Roessel

Discomfort in Learning: Museum audiences react to decolonizing practices.

By Starr Kelly, Angela Raup, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

Hiding In Plain Sight: An exhibition showcasing America’s obsession with Native American iconography aims to start a new conversation.

By Paul Chaat Smith

Time for New Norms: Museums must address their systemic inequities if they want to be truly inclusive—and relevant—institutions.

By Chris Taylor

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

By Lonnie G. Bunch Ill

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.
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Day 3: A Visit from the Authorities

By Elizabeth Merritt
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Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
This is the third installment of a “diary of the future” I wrote a decade ago, exploring what the world might be like in 2019. My story takes place in a scenario created by the Institute …

Meet the Facing Change Senior Diversity Fellows

By Ibrahim Shafau
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Category: Facing Change
Only nine short months have passed since AAM began its initiative Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity & Inclusion, which provides training, support, and resources to help …

Praise Be to AARP

By Bill Tramposch
Category: Ad Summa: Museums and Creative Aging
One of the many benefits of advanced age is that one can become a member of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons. But despite the name, the word “retired” seems to be losing …