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AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 41 Museums Achieve This Distinction

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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 one first time …

AAM Statement on Museum Ban in U.S. House of Representatives Community Project Funding (Earmark) Guidance

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By American Alliance of Museums
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM)—representing over 35,000 individual museum professionals and volunteers, and museums of all types and …

Hundreds of Advocates Meeting in Washington, D.C. with Members of Congress on Museums Advocacy Day 2023

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By American Alliance of Museums
For Immediate Release Washington, DC – More than 250 staff, students, board members, volunteers, supporters, and independent professionals who work for and with museums traveled to …

Press Release: AAM Announces $1 Million Investment in the Museum Community

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By American Alliance of Museums
For immediate release Arlington, VA – The AAM team is thrilled to launch a $1 million investment in an expanded Museum Community professional development and networking program. …

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 52 Museums Achieve This Distinction

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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 5 first time …

Diversity, Equity To Become Required for Museum Accreditation, Standards

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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 a multi-year …

American Alliance of Museums Announces Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole to Join AAM as Senior DEAI Fellow

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By American Alliance of Museums
ARLINGTON, VA – August 2, 2022 – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) today announced that renowned museum leader and social justice advocate, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, will join the …

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 23 Museums Achieve This Distinction

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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 4 first time …

AAM Statement on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

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By American Alliance of Museums
The recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is an assault on human rights, with people of color and people from low-income backgrounds suffering the greatest consequences. The …

Announcing AAM’s 2022-2023 Board Officers

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For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, announced the slate of officers to …

AAM Statement on The Montpelier Foundation Board and Montpelier Descendants Committee

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By American Alliance of Museums
AAM stands with the descendants of the enslaved at Montpelier and the community’s right to define itself. In June 2021, The Montpelier Foundation (TMF) committed to, and confirmed in its …

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 12 Museums Receive this High Honor

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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 two first-time …
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CARE-apy: How to Measure Museum Social Impact: From Participant Recruitment to Retention

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Category: On-Demand Programs: Audience Research & Evaluation
As the national Measurement of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI) study comes to a close, come learn how study sites navigated visitor participation in the project. Hear from three different …

Speak Up for FY 2024 Funding for Museums

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By American Alliance of Museums
Category: Advocacy Alert
In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Contact Congress: Urge Your Representative to Support OMS Funding Now! President’s Budget Request for the Federal Cultural Agencies Ask Your …

The 3 Cs of Inclusive Communications for Museums

By Minal Bopaiah & Jakob Wolf-Barnett
Category: On-Demand Programs: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
Employee expectations of leadership and organizational communications has changed significantly in the past few years. What does it take to communicate effectively with staff, particularly …

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