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Embracing the DEAI Mindset

A conversation between two DEAI experts on how museums can prepare a chief diversity officer for success. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to …

Re-Engaging the Past to Re-Envision the Future

The Mississippi Museum of Art and Tougaloo College joined creative forces to spotlight civil rights issues, past and present. This article originally appeared in the January/February, 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of …

Point of View: Playground for the 1%

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 possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …

A Liberatory Framework: Critical race theory can help museums commit to anti-racism and combat anti-blackness

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 possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …

Point of View: Movements, Moments, and Museums

How Black Lives Matter can liberate museums. 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 possible access to this critical topic, …

From the President and CEO: Museums and Racial Equality

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 possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …

A Watershed Moment: Lessons from #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson and MASS Action

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 possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …

Building Audience with Intentionality

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_Audiences-1.mp3 Audio: Listen to an audio recording of this …

How Might We Transform?

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The Interaction Lab at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum seeks to re-envision visitor experience. The idea behind …

Setting A Higher Bar

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Since its inception, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum has focused on universal accessibility. Well before the …

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