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Welcome to TrendsWatch

By Elizabeth Merritt

This issue of Museum is also the 2023 edition of TrendsWatch—the 12th installment of AAM’s annual forecasting report. Produced by the Alliance’s Center for the Future of Museums, TrendsWatch examines the forces shaping the museum sector in …
Technology Change and Emotion

By Ross Parry, Sophie Frost, and Lauren Vargas

What it means to build a human-centered approach to digital leadership …
From the President: Museums and the Digital World

By Laura Lott

At AAM, our own digital journey has accelerated as much as our members. Since the start of the pandemic, we have increased our output of digital content and resources and conducted many of our long-running programs remotely, such as the …
Point of View: A New Digital Dimension

By Ulvi Kasimov

The museum field must work together to answer the many questions surrounding NFTs and their implications for museu…
Taking the Plunge

By Ed Rodley

Museum professionals would be wise to see immersive experiences as a beginning, …
Our Opportunity for Change

By Corey Timpson

Using media and technology in exhibition design leads to wider and deeper audience …
Expanding Public Value

By Deborah Howes

As you build bridges with communities, consider using dig…
Making It Visible

By Paul Marty and Kathy Jones

An oral history project shines a light on the invisible history of museum…
Mind the Gap

By Haitham Eid

The pandemic shone a bright light on the digital divide among museums, but with collective action digital equity i…
Point of View: What Matters Most

By Lori Fogarty

Accountability to our community means making changes from the inside out as well as from the …