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Trans Inclusion: Shedding light on gender transition and inclusion in the workplace.
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Transgender people are a lot more common than you might imagine: recent studies suggest that 1–2 percent of the US … -
Searching for Truffles: History Nebraska is using curiosity to grow staff capacity and enrich the museum experience
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. History Nebraska’s museum recently reopened following extensive infrastructure renovations. Prior to the renovations, … -
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 …
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