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Slowing Down With Intention at the Long Island Children’s Museum

By Claire M. D’Emic

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

By Tracy Ovenell

The Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum is a community jewel that runs mainly on volun…
Rethinking the Status Quo

By Jenny Woods, Brandi Shawn-Chaparro, and Abbey Earich

What does museum volunteer retention look like in a post-pand…
Trend Alert: Combating the Loneliness Crisis in Museums

By Cecelia Walls

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

By Elizabeth Merritt

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

By Elizabeth Merritt

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

By Elizabeth Merritt

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

By Cecelia Walls

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…
AI Adolescence

By Elizabeth Merritt

Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks. —Stephen Hawking This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February …
Culture Wars 2.0

By Elizabeth Merritt

The net effect of loud, sensational clamor is to mute more quiet and temperate voices. —James Davison Hunter, Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2024 issue, a …