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A Voice For Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. With preparations underway for a new Congress and for the seventh annual Museums Advocacy Day (Feb. 23–24), Alliance President Ford W. Bell …
Crunching the Numbers

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. In the following article are some brief excerpts from the 2014 National Comparative Museum Salary Survey, released this past fall. Created to …
Looking Back: A reprise at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. WHILE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUMS take the viewer on a journey from hate to hope, the experience at a new digital painting exhibit staged by the Bowdoin …
How Can My Small Museum Handle Core Documents Verification?

By Tamara Hemmerlein

The American Alliance of Museums Core Documents Verification is a review and recognition program that focuses on the five core indicators of a strong and healthy organization: Mission Statement Institutional Code of Ethics Strategic …
Museums for Social Justice

By David Fleming

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of Museum magazine. Adapted from a Big Ideas presentation, May 20, 2014, at the AAM Annual Meeting in Seattle. In this spirit, the theme of the 2015 AAM Annual Meeting will be …
Sea Change: Innovation transforms the link between museums and water

By Sarah Sutton Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Museum magazine. A benefit of membership in AAM. “When we try to pick out anything by itself we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – …
Homecoming: Shedd Aquarium refocuses on its native Great Lakes

By Elaine Ferrier

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Museum magazine. A benefit of membership in AAM. ON ONE FROSTY DAY in December 1929, the frozen shore of Lake Michigan buzzed with life. Thousands turned their collars …
Something Old, Something New: Green investments pay off for the historic Toledo Museum of Art.

By Stephanie Miller

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Museum magazine. A benefit of membership in AAM. While most new museum projects and additions incorporate energy-efficient strategies as part of the design, it is …
Why Field Trips Matter

By Jay P. Greene, Brian Kisida and Daniel H. Bowen

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

By Carl R. Nold and Susan Robertson

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, …