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Empathy Check (and why it’s not a cliché)

By Victoria Edwards

An exhibition on African American women’s hair became a space for the African diasporic perspective to be seen, heard, valued, and better …
The Secrets of Emotion

By Pablo P. L. Tinio

Psychological science offers myriad opportunities for measuring emotional responses to the museum …
From the President: Practicing Empathetic Leadership

By Laura Lott

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Like many of you, my family and I have really missed going to museums. Until last spring, I was averaging a museum visit a …
Invitation to Introspection

By Heike Winterheld and Josh Gutwill

The Exploratorium’s free, outdoor exhibition helped people understand the factors that contribute to both compassion and po…
Inside Out, Outside In: A resilience model for museums offers strategies to address challenging realities.

By Anne W. Ackerson, Gail Anderson, and Dina A. Bailey

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. “For museums, the choice is either resilience or irrelevance. When museums see themselves not only as serving their community but …
Block By Block

By Maggie Hutcheson, and Nipuni Kuruppu

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The Toronto Ward Museum is building more inclusive cities through storytelling, one neighborhood at a time. Spoken word migration …
Online and the Bottom Line

By Jared S. Scherer

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The California Academy of Sciences focused on digital fundraising in the age of COVID-19. The pandemic’s impact on the museum …
Landscape of Civil Rights

By Michael Epstein

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The Free and Equal project created a museum-without-walls experience for the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park that …
Native Resilience

By Kate Beane, Amber Annis, and Rita Walaszek Arndt

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The Minnesota Historical Society created a department to implement a strategy for Native American programs and services. Mni Sota, …
History is Healing: The Kansas City Museum is using restorative practices to develop exhibitions and programs for and with its community.

By Anna Marie Tutera and Paul Gutiérrez

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, …