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  • Sea Change: Museums Must Prepare for Demographic Shifts

    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?

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 …
  • Why Diversify?

    This article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Q: I’ve been reading AAM’s 2009 Museum Financial Information. Great data—thanks! But I’m not so sure about the advice you give in …
  • The Grande Race: Making The City a Museum Without Walls

    This article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 edition of the Museum magazine.  On a sunny summer afternoon, there are few people touring the galleries at the Grand Rapids Public Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich. Learning about …
  • Where History Meets High Tech

    This article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 edition of the Museum magazine.  Introducing the latest MCCA grantees When representatives of two cultures are able to compare notes on their art, their histories, the struggles they …

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