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On-Demand Programs
With over 70 programs to choose from, our on-demand programs cover a range of topics and offer an affordable, accessible, and convenient online learning opportunity for you, your staff, and your colleagues.
On-demand programs are free to Individual, Ally, Industry, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Members. Be sure to log in to your membership account.
Neuroarts 101: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health and Wellbeing
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. This workshop provides an overview of neuroarts: the study of how the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably …
Healthy Museums, Thriving Careers: Mastering Project Management Essentials
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Whether you come from a large institution with a project management office (PMO) or you are an individual …
Destigmatize Addiction Disorder: Fostering Partnerships for Systemic Change
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Through a shared purpose to destigmatize addiction disorder and make social change, in the summer of 2023, a …
F&B/Retail and Rentals that Consider Mission, Community, and DEAI
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. This well-rounded panel of museum leaders present an engaging presentation regarding food, beverage, event …
Creating Access, Inclusion, and Belonging through Language
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Panelists in this session share how they incorporate Spanish language into visitor and staff experiences. …
Rematriation of the In‘zhúje‘waxóbe/Sacred Red Rock
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. The session will tell the story of the “rematriation” of the Sacred Red Rock and the positive effect this …
Beyond Financial Sustainability: Nourishing a Healthy Financial Ecosystem
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Financial sustainability has long and rightfully been among the primary strategic goals of museums and their …
Museums and Community Archiving: A Collaborative Approach
This is a recorded flash session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. In this session, attendees will be empowered and inspired to work more closely with community collecting …
Impact Investing: Putting Your Museum’s Money Where Your Values Are
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Across the United States Museums hold an estimated $58B in endowments, which are a critical source of annual …
How Do You Know You’re Ready for a Campaign? Where Do You Start?
Whether constructing a new building, growing your endowment, or simply raising money for a program, campaigns are complex endeavors. Even the most organized campaigns can put staff, …
Supporting Staff Well-being in a Partisan Time
Growing partisan tensions and increasing public tendencies to engage in hostility and rudeness are adding to the stress faced by museums’ frontline staff. How can museums protect …
The Longevity Strategy Designing Sustainable Digital Content
Museums often create great digital content that lasts only until the funding runs out or the point person moves on. How can we create digital platforms and programs that will last? This …
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Latest Stories from AAM
Content Warnings in Museums and Galleries: Taking a Proactive Approach
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Alliance Blog
I began writing and speaking about the need for trauma-informed practices in museums several years ago, and while I haven’t seen any big changes in the time since, I have seen small shifts …
Mental Health for All
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
This is an excerpt from TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure. The full report is available as a free PDF download. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and …
Urgent – Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS
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Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: URGENT! Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS #InviteCongress 2024: Use Our How-To Guide to Participate Civic …