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Valuing Our Volunteers
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s March/April 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. While you may know me as the editor in chief of this magazine, I have another professional identity that is equally dear to me: … -
Point of View: A Renewal in the Rebuilding
Docent programs that evolve with the times will continue to serve their museums and commun… -
Slowing Down With Intention at the Long Island Children’s Museum
Through reflective practice, the Green Teens volunteers at the Long Island Children’s Museum develop programming for visitors—and lifel… -
Pride of Place at the Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum
The Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum is a community jewel that runs mainly on volun… -
Rethinking the Status Quo
What does museum volunteer retention look like in a post-pand… -
Trend Alert: Combating the Loneliness Crisis in Museums
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. In May 2023, Dr. Vivek Murthy released Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the … -
Dropping the Degree for Museum Work
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. Sixty percent of Americans may find their job search stalling when they hit a “paper ceiling” that ensures that applicants … -
Digital Twins and Doom Loops
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. A brief guide to terms that may be popping up in your news feeds. Digital twins: digital models of objects, systems, or … -
Welcome to TrendsWatch
Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world. — Lauren Bacall This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. The theme of this year’s … -
Decarbonizing the Future
Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people to give them hope, but … I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. … I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to…
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