History is Healing: The Kansas City Museum is using restorative practices to develop exhibitions and programs for and with its community.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In 2015, the Kansas City Museum in Missouri began a multistage, multiyear restoration and renovation in partnership with the city, …
Point of View: Collaboration as Resilience
The Prairie State Museums Project is a model for future museum partnerships. In the spring of 2020, AAM announced that one in three museums could close permanently as a result of the pandemic. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) …
Point of View: The Era of Traditional Planning Is Over
“‘Inconceivable!’ You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” —Mandy Patinkin, in the role of Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride This article which appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a …
From the President and CEO: Rebuilding for Our Future
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The past year has demonstrated where we, as a society, have found strength: in our capacity to care for one another, our …
Covid on Campus: How the pandemic is reshaping higher education.
“The Internet will save higher education, but it may kill your alma mater.” — John Katzman, education entrepreneur This article which appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership, is adapted from …
Who Gets Left Behind: Caring for the vulnerable in a time of crisis.
“The peoples of the earth are one family.” — Ruth Fulton Benedict, American anthropologist and folklorist This article which appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership, is adapted from the 2021 …
Digital Awakening: Essential technologies for pandemic survival and future success.
“When digital transformation is done right, it’s like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but when done wrong, all you have is a really fast caterpillar.” — George Westerman, research scientist, MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital …
Closing the Gap
“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers.” —Chadwick Boseman, in the role of T’Challa, King of Wakanda, Black Panther This article which appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a …
A Roadmap for Equity
The Tucson Museum of Art is seeking institutional change through its IDEA plan. This article originally appeared in the January/February, 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest …
The White Supremacy Elephant in the Room
These dual crises of COVID-19 and the national racial justice reckoning have drawn the curtain back on a field rife with systemic inequities. While many within the field have been pushing these inequities to the forefront for decades, …
