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Historic Walls, Modern Vision
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts built a roadmap for restoration, expansion, and community impact. What makes a museum a museum? Is it the collection, the educational impact, or the relationship it cultivates with its community? … -
Sustainability by Design
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is developing a museum-led model for people, planet, prosperity, and programs. At The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright), our mission is to “open minds … -
From the President: Why Design Matters
I spent several formative years at the Chicago Architecture Center, helping create programs, exhibitions, and tours that inspired people to better understand and care for the built environment around them. We often returned to a line from … -
Welcome to TrendsWatch: Questioning Assumptions
“The problem with assumptions is that we believe they are the truth.” — Miguel Angel Ruiz, Mexican author and spiritual guide Hello and welcome to the 2026 edition of TrendsWatch, AAM’s forecasting report, which we publish as the first … -
From the President: A Better Tomorrow
For 14 years, Elizabeth Merritt has authored the annual TrendsWatch report, identifying emerging signals that could reshape museums in the years ahead. During her leadership of the Center for the Future of Museums, one thing has become … -
Short Take: Cultivating Compassion
“Compassion is a bridge, helping us move forward by finding common ground and understanding across divides. Our collective decision to act with compassion is the antidote to division, polarization, and hate.” … -
Securing the Future of the Nonprofit Sector
How can we defend the nonpartisan nature of nonprofit status and empower the public to support our work? “The work that nonprofits do is like air, and no … -
The Looming Leadership Crisis
How can museums successfully develop the next generation of leaders? “Success without a successor is a failure.” — John C. Maxwell, American author and pastor People in leadership positions across the for-profit and nonprofit sectors … -
Trend Alert: Museum Insurance and Climate Disruptions
Climate risk is disrupting the insurance industry at an accelerating pace, affecting the cost of insurance for museums and, for some institutions in high-risk areas, making it difficult to find coverage at all. This article originally … -
For Your Radar: Outrage Fatigue and Model Collapse
A brief guide to terms that may be popping up in your newsfeeds. Outrage fatigue: a state of emotional exhaustion, apathy, cynicism, or hopelessness caused by over-exposure to news or events that provoke anger or disgust. In the evolution …
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