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Mother Lode: Five Ultra Moms and Why You want Them to Visit Your Museum

By Susie Wilkening

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2011 edition of Museum magazine. Moms, the research shows, are a tough audience, hard to please and difficult to engage unless the children are involved. Parental behavior is passed …
Magic Bus: Museum Programs for School Audiences: The Basics

By Kim Fortney

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2011 edition of Museum magazine. There are many kinds of museums and most offer programs for schools. For some museums, these programs are a quaint addition to exhibitions or …
20 Years and Counting: James Pepper Henry’s Multifaceted View of NAGPRA

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2010 edition of Museum magazine. TWENTY YEARS AGO the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed by Congress, and with a single piece of federal legislation, …
“People Need to Remember”

By Lonnie G. Bunch Ill

American museums still struggle with the legacy of race. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. Early in my career, I crafted an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s …
Corporate, Culture? One Part Education, One Part Sales: This is the Corporation Museum.

By Joelle Seligson

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. Straddle a Harley-Davidson after touring a century of motorcycle history. Hop into the “bunny suit” Intel technicians wear to craft …
What Does Universal Design Look Like?

By American Alliance of Museums

AAM hosted a webinar (“Universal Design: Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act”) in collaboration with Smithsonian Affiliations—and made possible through the generosity of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee—in October 2010 to address …
When Less is More

By Randi Korn

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2010 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. About two years ago, an assistant director of a museum on a college campus called to share a quandary: Her department had …
Sea Change: Museums Must Prepare for Demographic Shifts

By Betty Farrell and Maria Medvedeva

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. How will people use museums in the future? And which people will use them? Much of the future is unknown and unpredictable. But, as …
What’s the Deal on Dealing?

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Q: My museum is hiring a director who owns a large collection of historic artifacts. He’s an attorney but for many years has …
Get Your Group On

By Joelle Seligson

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In the early hours of Oct. 20, 2009, Will Cary sold nearly 100 memberships in his sleep. Another 50 had been purchased by the …