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The Alliance Announces Three Newly Accredited Museums
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums has announced that three museums were newly accredited and 21 museums earned reaccreditation at the October 2017 meeting of the Accreditation … -
The Alliance Announces Three Newly Accredited Museums and 21 Museums Reaccredited
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums has announced that three museums were newly accredited and 21 museums earned reaccreditation at the October 2017 meeting of the Accreditation … -
Statement in response to the November 10 action by Massachusetts Appeals Court to delay the proposed sale of artworks by the Berkshire Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors are grateful that the Massachusetts Court of Appeals has determined to enjoin the proposed sale by the … -
Statement in response to the November 10 action by Massachusetts Appeals Court to delay the proposed sale of artworks by the Berkshire Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors are grateful that the Massachusetts Court of Appeals has determined to enjoin the proposed sale by the … -
Statement in response to the decision by Berkshire Superior Court Judge John A. Agostini regarding the proposed deaccessioning by the Berkshire Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors are disappointed at the Court’s unwillingness to halt the proposed sale of works from the Berkshire … -
American Alliance of Museums Awards Top Prize to The Met and OK-RM in 2017 Publications Design Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–The exhibition catalogue for “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received the best-in-show award in the 2017 Museum Publications … -
A Time Capsule from the Future: American Alliance of Museums Publishes Its 2040 Magazine Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA – What happens when a magazine is published 23 years ahead of schedule? Members of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) will find out this month, as the Alliance has set its bimonthly … -
American Alliance of Museums Shares Resources, Calls for the Field to Support Museums Ravaged by Hurricane Harvey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA ─ Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, issued the following statement today: Our … -
American Alliance of Museums Taps Amy Bartow-Melia as Next Chair of Accreditation Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA – The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, has ratified the appointment of Amy … -
Statement on The Berkshire Museum Proposal to Deaccession Works of Art for Its Endowment, Operations, and to Fund Capital Investments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA ─ The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), an organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, and the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), an organization …
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