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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 …
Beyond the Four-Legged Chicken

By Rebecca A. Buck

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. A History of Museum Registration In 1881, an important moment occurred in the history of registration. The new U.S. National Museum building (now the Arts …
Hollywood Blockbusters and Flops

By Debbie Sharp

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. What Can They Teach Us About Exhibit Development? I know it’s hard to believe, but I voluntarily left a glamorous career in the film business to …
Helping Hands

By Amy Rogers Nazarov

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. There are more volunteers than ever before—and museums need every one of them. As museums soldier on through the recession, their dependence on …
The Matchmaker: A conversation with Charles Best, CEO and Founder, DonorsChoose.org

By Susan Breitkopf

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. During a lunch conversation with colleagues at a public high school in the Bronx, former teacher Charles Best had a thought. Why not directly connect …