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New TrendsWatch! Navigating a Disrupted Future
In a normal year, TrendsWatch explores the impact emerging forces of change may have on museums in the next decade or longer. Some, such as demographic shifts, affect all museums in the …
The State of the Museum Field in 2020, as Viewed by Students
On a day in April 2020, Richard E. Jones—a recent St. John’s University graduate who grew up with a view of New York City’s famous “Museum Mile” from his Harlem neighborhood—looked down the …
Tales from Campus: how a collections-based seminar went virtual
All museums have had their worlds turned upside-down in the past year, but college and university museums and galleries face a specific set of challenges. According to the Chronicle of …
The Call of the Moment: Marjorie Schwarzer on the New Edition of Riches, Rivals, and Radicals
Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: A History of Museums in America has been read by students, professionals, and museum lovers alike since its first publication in 2006; its public television …
Museum Studies Network Inaugural Online Gathering: MSN Shelfie
View a recording of “MSN SHELFIE,” the inaugural online gathering from American Alliance of Museum (AAM)’s Museum Studies Network held on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Moderator Juilee …
Reinventing Museums: Pandemic Disruption as an Opportunity for Change
Looking for some good things in a terrible time, people have pointed out that air pollution plummeted as the world locked down, sea turtles are nesting undisturbed, managers are realizing …
What Museum Education Students Learned at #AAMvirtual
With the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo transitioning to a virtual format this year, a new crop of colleagues was able to attend, participate, and share their reactions on social …
Cómo hacer la transición a la enseñanza en línea de Estudios Museísticos
Haga clic aquí para descargar una copia en PDF de la Cómo hacer la transición a la enseñanza en línea de Estudios Museísticos. Cuando escribió su programa de estudios hace unos meses, ¡es …
Transitioning to Online Teaching in Museum Studies Checklist
When you wrote your syllabi for this semester a few months ago, chances are you didn’t imagine shifting to online teaching halfway through the term! Yet here we are. And the good news is …
TrendsWatch: Building Financial Resilience in a Time of Crisis
Here at the Alliance, we know that COVID-19 is inflicting severe damage on museums. Our sector is just beginning to assess the impact of closures, travel bans, cancellation of major events …
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Civics on View: Using Museum Collections to Foster Greater Civic Knowledge and Understanding
At a time when much of the nation is thinking about what citizenship means, museums, historic sites, and other cultural organizations are uniquely poised to offer the public opportunities …
Museum Ethics in a New Gilded Age
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Readers of this blog may remember Erik Ledbetter, who served as the Director of International Programs and Ethics at AAM from 2003-2010. I am sorry to share the news that Erik passed away …
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Advocacy Alert – July 7, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Free Upcoming Advocacy Webinar Year-Round Advocacy: Being an Effective Advocate July 24 at 2 pm ET Effective advocacy is …