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Facing Change: An Overview

By American Alliance of Museums

In 2015, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole delivered a landmark keynote address at the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Atlanta. In it she called upon museums to “be of social value by not only inspiring but creating change around one of the …
Point of View: Ending Business as Usual

By Richard V. Piacentini

With a regenerative approach, every museum can address clim…
Point of View: Think Globally, Act Locally

By Joyce S. Lee

By focusing on sustainability, museums can also help make their communities more just and…
From the President and CEO: Meeting the Climate Change Challenge

By Laura Lott

AAM’s vision is “a just and sustainable world informed and enriched by thriving museums that contribute to the resiliency and equity of their communities.” I am constantly impressed and inspired by how museum professionals embody this …
Bringing Our Resources to Bear

By Natalie Marsh & Kristina Durocher

Academic museum professionals can use their institution’s resources to help the wider community better understand the clim…
Let’s Go All In

By Patrick Hamilton

The international climate conference makes clear that we all must do our part to slow the clim…
Climate Change at Home

By Kelsey Brow

At King Manor, education about the environment and the historic house go ha…
Doing Our Part

By Douglas Flandro, Cecile Shellman, and Jeff Baker

Museums can simultaneously make their exhibitions more sustainable and improve soc…
Protecting Earth’s Heart

By Claudia Pineda Tibbs

Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing its part to cut emissions and waste to keep the effects of climate change from further affecting oc…
Changing How They See

By Kate Mirand Calleri

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is decolonizing its collection with the help of local…