Webinar 16: Every Museum Is a Climate Museum
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Scrappy Ways to Get Your Museum in the News
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
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
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
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
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!
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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Museum Exhibition Materials Pledge: Sustainability Goals into Action Webinar
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So, You Want to Present a Conference Session? – OMA Webinar
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So, You Want to Present a Conference Session? - OMA Webinar
Updated STiCH Carbon Calculator Launch Webinar
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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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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
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 …
July Advocacy Alert: Advocacy Webinar, Legislative Updates and more
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 …