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Set Your Superpower Free! 10 tips to help small museum professionals tap into their creativity.
This article originally appeared in the November/December issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of membership with the Alliance. You’ve probably heard some variation of the following: making changes at a big institution is like turning an … -
Time to Partner Up
When you build relationships with other community groups, your small museum can reach its full potential. My tenure at The Lewes Historical Society began what seems like a lifetime ago: on September 10, 2001. I had signed on to lead an … -
If You Build It: Fundraising success will come to small museums that implement a set of best practices.
If I had a dollar for every time a well-intentioned board member, volunteer, or staff member suggested one of the above fundraising tips, my organization would have a Harvard-like endowment and run a healthy surplus each year! Alas, in my … -
The Quest for Excellence
This article originally appeared in the November/December issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of membership with the Alliance. Small museums might not think they have the resources to pursue accreditation, but these museums prove it͛s … -
An Indelible Imprint: An interview with Eduardo Diaz
The Smithsonian Latino Center is the recipient of AAM’s 2018 Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) award for institutions. Eduardo Díaz, Director of the Latino Center offers insight on the organization’s work, … -
Our Shared Responsibility: A conversation with Joanne Jones-Rizzi
Joanne Jones-Rizzi began working at the Boston Children’s Museum in 1985, focusing on issues of access and equity. In 2004, she left Boston to work on the “RACE: Are We So Different?” exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota. … -
Confronting Canada
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Museum magazine. In celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights attempts to tell the full story of the country’s history and treatment … -
Full Engagement
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the Museum magazine. Museums globally are expanding their social role—and value—by engaging underserved communities. During the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against … -
Medellín, an Urban Palimpsest
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Museum magazine. The city, once beset by violence, is using its public spaces and cultural institutions to transform itself. This article is adapted from Juan Luis … -
A Conversation with Hallie Winter
Hallie Winter, curator at the Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is the recipient of the 2018 Nancy Hanks Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, which honors a museum professional with less than 10 years’ experience in the …
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