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The National Museum of the American Indian-New York is Changing the Narrative

By Elena Guarinello

An exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian-New York uses comics to tell relatable stories of past and present Native N…
Science North’s Secret Sauce

By Amy Wilson

Science North’s recipe for success creating objec…
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has a More Visceral Experience

By Sierra Wolff

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center is preserving survivor oral histories for generations to come by using hologram and virtual reality …
Repatriation, Restitution, and Reparations

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. “I greatly appreciate learning about cultural objects, ancient history, and global cultures different than my own, but …
For your radar: The Metaverse and Web 3.0

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. A brief guide to terms that may be popping up in your newsfeeds. The Metaverse: a blending of physical and virtual …
Trend Alert: Changing Climate Risk

By Elizabeth Merritt

2022 marked a new high in climatic extremes. The US set records for number of tornadoes (29 in March); heat (nearly 1,000 record high temperatures in one week of September alone); and flooding (St. Louis and Kentucky both experienced …
The Partisan Divide

By Elizabeth Merritt

How can museums build bridges and foster tolerance to strengthen…
From the President and CEO: Seeing the Future

By Laura Lott

This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. What if someone had told you in 2012 that something called augmented reality would soon take hold in museums? Or in 2016 …
A Digital (R)evolution

By Elizabeth Merritt

Has the pandemic sparked an evolutionary leap i…
The Post-pandemic Workplace

By Elizabeth Merritt

How can museums build the workforce they need while creating better, more equitable labor…