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Museums At 2040: Hello, and Welcome to The Future.

By Adam Rozan

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of the Museum magazine. My talk today is a reflection on where we’ve been and where we are today. It shares my vision for tomorrow as well, in which a coalition of …
A Funder’s Take: How Museum Professionals and Citizen Artists Are Reinventing Our Cultural Institutions

By Rachel Hatch

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Museum magazine. As a funder, I know that cultural institutions are critical to the vitality of our communities. But in the past decade, the philanthropic sector has …
Truth and Reconciliation: Museums As Advocates For Human Rights And Healing

By Omar Eaton-Martínez

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of the Museum magazine. In 2023, President Kamala Harris established a task force to study the feasibility of creating a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) like …
Collection Data: Technology to Improve Access and Retention

By Anne M. Young

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2017 issue of Museum magazine. How the Indianapolis Museum of Art implemented digital asset management and document management systems. As the stalwart guardians of collection data …
The Power of Global Partnerships: The Value of Dialogue and Understanding Different Cultures

By Khaled Khatib

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2017 issue of Museum magazine. It is difficult to imagine two partner museums with more different historical and cultural milieus than the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul …
Museums and the Matrix of Place-Based Augmented Devices

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article is an excerpt from TrendsWatch 2016 (which originally ran in the September/October 2017 issue of Museum magazine). Published by AAM’s Center for the Future of Museums, this annual report explores five trends of …
Access For All: How three museums pushed the boundaries of accessibility to connect with wider audiences.

By Jill Rullkoetter

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2017 issue of Museum magazine. For more than 25 years, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a watershed piece of civil rights legislation, has helped various public …
Think of a Time When You Didn’t Feel Welcome

By Barbara Cohen-Stratyner

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 issue of Museum magazine. There is not a museum, zoo, aquarium, historic site, or other cultural institution that does not have LGBTQ visitors and/or staff. However, many …
A Visitors’ Perspective on Visitor Engagement

By Max A. van Balgooy

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Understanding visitors’ needs will greatly inform our work engagement While engagement might seem to be the latest fad in museums today, it is not a …
Serving Those Who Served: Engaging Veterans at Museums

By Sara Lowenburg

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Museums are uniquely suited to build confidence, comfort, and community for veterans. Approximately 21.5 million veterans live in the United States. As they …