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Scrappy Ways to Get Your Museum in the News

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By Sarah Maiellano
For many museums—especially small- or medium-sized institutions where everyone wears multiple hats—a marketing department is a luxury, let alone dedicated media relations staff. For those …

American Alliance of Museums Welcomes Four New Board Members and New Board Leadership

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By American Alliance of Museums
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced that four leading …

The Committee on Museum Professional Training (CoMPT) becomes the new Museum Studies Network

By Stephanie Brown and Sarah Chicone
Forty-five years ago, Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a legendary tennis match. John Dean testified on the Watergate scandal before the U.S. …

Museums are Better Because of AAM

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By American Alliance of Museums
Museum professionals from across the globe share personal stories about how AAM plays a vital role in their careers and for their institutions. Transcript  Laura Lott: The mission of the …

AAM 2019 Slate of Candidates for Board of Directors

By Shelagh Grimshaw
AAM’s Board of Directors has nominated seven distinguished professionals from the museum field and beyond as candidates to serve on the Board with terms that begin in May 2019. Four are …

Congratulations, it’s a baby Professional Network!

By Claudia Ocello
Today, in conjunction with AAM and my brilliant colleagues Sarah Erdman and Dina Bailey, I’m excited to announce the arrival on the scene of a new Professional Network just for consultants, …

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Making membership easy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science

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By Tessitura
This post is an advertorial written by an organization that serves the museum field. The views, opinions, and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs …

June Advocacy Alert: Invite Congress, Policy Updates, and More

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By American Alliance of Museums
Advocacy Alert – June 13, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Invite Congress: Show Congress Firsthand the Value of Your Museum Members of Congress are in their home districts the …

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