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Checks and Imbalances: The Challenges of Presidential Libraries
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2012 edition of Museum magazine. Presidential libraries are in fact archives and museums. They display exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, and serve as public forums for … -
Depth Finding: Excavating Treasure, Educating Families
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2012 edition of Museum magazine. Once upon a time, pirates prowled the high seas in search of precious metals and jewels. But for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and its … -
Visitors with Vision Loss
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind (ABS) encourages the visual arts to play a vital role in the lives of people who … -
Water Under the Bridge: Crystal Bridges Defies Critics, Wins Hearts
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 edition of the Museum magazine Billionaire Businesswoman Alice Walton amassed a fortune because her father’s company helped Americans buy merchandise for less. While Walmart is … -
A More Perfect Union: Museums Merge, Grow Stronger
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums are living through extraordinary times, suffering from strained budgets, a drop in philanthropic support, dwindling government funding, … -
A Greener Tomorrow: Museums Take Steps Toward Sustainability
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 edition of the Museum magazine. According to AAM’s Code of Ethics for Museums, the common mission of our institutions is their “unique contribution to the public by … -
LED Lighting
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2012 issue of Museum magazine. Tungsten illumination—familiarly known as the traditional light bulb with a glowing tungsten filament— dominated indoor lighting during the early 20th century. … -
PNC SmartHome: An Inspirational Exhibit of Extreme Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2012 edition of Museum magazine. The term “natural history” often evokes a sense of the past, but increasingly The Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) is showing the way … -
Leadership At All Levels
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2012 edition of Museum magazine. An excerpt from A Life in Museums: Managing Your Museum Career, edited by Greg Stevens and Wendy Luke, The AAM Press, April 2012. When we think about museum … -
Social Butterfly
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2012 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Today there are more than 800 million active individual users of Facebook and 30,000 Facebook pages for nonprofits, with these …
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