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When Robots Learn to be Creative, What Happens to Informal Learning
The proliferation of AI, particularly Large-Language Models, has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in formal education. This presentation explores the factors driving the increasing influence, accessibility, and impact of … -
Navigating Partisan Tensions
This recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held November 1-2, 2023. The ongoing nationwide political climate and the evolving “culture wars” are resonating deeply within museums, influencing not only their operations … -
TrendsWatch: Creating the Post Pandemic Workplace
As the immediate challenges posed by the pandemic fade, museums face a landscape of work and labor profoundly altered by the stressors of the past three years. The balance of work from on site, hybrid, and remote has undergone long-term … -
Forecasting the Future of Financial Sustainability Webinar
As museums navigate the financial crisis precipitated by COVID-19, leaders need to craft short-term strategies for survival, as well as long-term strategies succeeding in the post-COVID world. This recorded webinar reviews trends and … -
Museums as Keepers of the Future
Watch this keynote speech from Elizabeth Merritt at the Museoalan Teemapäivät Museum Theme Days seminar in Helsinki City Theatre, Helsinki, Finland. In this presentation, Ms. Merritt talks about how museums have started presenting possible … -
A Glimpse of the Post-pandemic Future
Watch this plenary talk by Elizabeth Merritt from the #AAMvirtual 2020 Annual Meeting for the American Alliance o… -
Sharing the Webinar Recording: Creating Sustainable Financial Models for Research Collections
Last month, Jill Parsons at the Ecological Society of America and Judy Gradwohl of the San Diego Natural History Museum joined me online to explore how museums can build income streams around their collections and win hearts and minds in … -
Self-care in the Museum Workplace
Watch this recorded webinar, hosted by Blackbaud, exploring how museum workers can employ self-care to sustain physical and mental health, and how museums can foster self-care in the workplace and create a less stressful work e… -
Artificial Intelligence for Interactions and Understanding
Watch this keynote from the two-day convening titled, "Museums and New Intelligences," hosted by the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miam… -
Museums In 2040 Webinar
Watch this recorded webinar, hosted by Blackbaud, exploring several potential futures for museums through scenarios published by the American Alliance of Museu…
On-Demand Programs: Future of Museums
Understanding that the dynamic nature of our cultural, political, and economic landscape directly affects how we interact with museums, AAM’s programs on the future of museums cover topics such as tackling the post-pandemic future, self-care, and a look at museums in 2040.
On-demand programs are free to Individual, Ally, Industry, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Members. Be sure to log in to your membership account to access these programs.
Upcoming Events
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Understanding the US History Sector
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Doing History in Polarized Times
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Understanding the US History Workforce
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Introduction to the AASLH Awards Program
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