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Ethical Considerations for Museum Closures
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. As the recession continues to roil global markets, erasing jobs and halving endowments, many museums and historic sites are … -
Fiero! Museums as Happiness Engineers
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2009 edition of Museum magazine. The future is elusive—but it’s still a topic of ceaseless speculation. It has been a constant of human nature across time and cultures to want to know … -
Law & Ethics Can We Believe In Change?
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Q: I am executive director of a small history museum. Our board of directors is drafting a new institutional code of ethics. … -
What Teachers Want from Field Trips
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Ten-year-old Alejandra, playing the part of a fortunate daughter of Virginia patriot George Mason, has spilled a slice of onion … -
Take a Seat
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2008 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Here is a scene I witnessed on a recent visit to a major American art museum: In a foyer between galleries, a young woman … -
13 Ways of Looking at an Admissions Desk
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2008 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Almost every museum experience begins the same way. You start at an admissions desk or ticket window, not an exhibit. You pay, … -
Rethinking the Rembrandt Rule
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2008 of Museum magazine. Treat every object as if it were a Rembrandt. For decades this simple idea has been taught and accepted as the basis of good museum practice. It is the …
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