Inspiring Success: Why and how The Henry Ford developed its leadership program
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. How do you retain talented staff? How do you develop their skills, talents, and knowledge? How can you get the most from …
Ceding Authority and Seeding Trust
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Through a decolonizing collections practice, the San Diego Museum of Man is creating a more ethical standard for the Indigenous …
Discomfort in Learning: Museum audiences react to decolonizing practices.
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Traditional museum models of interpretation have historically failed Indigenous people by creating static spaces where the …
Hiding In Plain Sight: An exhibition showcasing America’s obsession with Native American iconography aims to start a new conversation.
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. By most standards, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC, is a wildly successful …
Time for New Norms: Museums must address their systemic inequities if they want to be truly inclusive—and relevant—institutions.
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In American history, the Civil Rights Movement is held up as a beacon of progress and equality, a momentous time in our …
Flies in the Buttermilk: Museums, Diversity, and the Will to Change
This essay originally appeared in the July/August 2000 issue of Museum News, a publication of the American Alliance of Museums. Lonnie G. Bunch III later became the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American …
Nothing Ventured…:The San Diego Natural History Museum’s internal venture fund is encouraging experimentation and growth.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Museums subsisting on tight budgets often don’t prioritize taking risks and experimenting with new ideas. Yet, museums that don’t …
The Loyalty Equation: How to develop constituent relationships that deliver sustainable financial impact.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. “Loyalty is the gold standard for measuring the quality of a relationship.” —Frederick Reichheld, The Loyalty Effect Almost two …
Museopreneur: How museums are leaping into new business models with entrepreneurial spirit
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. mu·se·o·pre·neur | myüzē-äp(r)ə-ˈnər Noun: one who embraces or assumes characteristics of an entrepreneur to advance their …
Brace for Impact: Utah is conducting a pilot study to show the social impact of the state’s museums.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. If you are reading this magazine article, you know that competition for museum resources is increasingly tough. A relatively small …
