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A Winning Approach To Digital Media Accessibility

By Susan Chun

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Click here to join! The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has taken purposeful steps to improve accessibility—and has …
Handheld and Expansive: Mobile platforms help museums foster better visitor experiences.

By Deborah Howes

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The opportunities to expand museum experiences through mobile devices have never been so plentiful and, at the same time, …
Exploring A Neurospeculative Future

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Ashley Baccus-Clark discusses the storytelling promise of VR, her work, and what museums can do better. In September 2018, …
Set Your Superpower Free! 10 tips to help small museum professionals tap into their creativity.

By Linda Norris

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

By E. Michael DiPaolo

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.

By Karen L. Daly

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

By Dennis Pierce

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

By Cecelia Walls

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

By Cecelia Walls

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

By Karine Duhamel

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 …