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Why Field Trips Matter
A new study shows visiting an art museum improves critical thinking skills and more. An excerpt from “The Educational Value of Field Trips,” originally published in Education Next, Winter 2014. This article originally appeared … -
Point/Counterpoint
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Museum magazine. A benefit of membership in AAM. The concept of strategic planning has been integral to American business, government and, increasingly over the years, … -
Museums in Good Health
The article originally appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of membership with the Alliance. An adapted excerpt from Museums On Call: How Museums Are Addressing Health Issues, a report from the American … -
How to Build a Membership Program
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 edition of Museum magazine. Whether you’re working to reshape an existing membership program, starting a new one or breaking the traditional business model to invent … -
Museums And Race
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 edition of Museum magazine. It has been more than two decades since artist Fred Wilson “mined” the Maryland Historical Society. Digging through the attic and … -
Join The Club: Museums develop new membership models
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 edition of Museum magazine. For most museum visitors, traditional membership offerings work like this: You give more, you get more. There are basic memberships for individuals … -
Babes in Arms: The Toledo Museum of Art reaches out to the very youngest visitors.
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2013 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums are often not considered the most baby-friendly places. With look-but-don’t-touch rules and sophisticated works of art, why would … -
Institutional Evolution: How Monticello faced and interpreted a legacy of slavery
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2013 edition of the Museum magazine. A statue of Thomas Jefferson stands before a curved wall. A sculpture of the nation’s third president certainly isn’t unusual. … -
Magnetism and the Art of Engagement
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2013 edition of the Museum magazine. An excerpt from Magnetic The Art and Science of Engagement, The AAM Press, 2013. In the AAM book Magnetic: The Art and Science of … -
Making Mysteries
This article originally appeared in the 2013 September/October 2013 edition of the Museum magazine. Don Wildman, host of the hugely popular Travel Channel series, Mysteries at the Museum, came to the Alliance Annual Meeting & Museum …
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