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Jill Hartz Appointed as Accreditation Commissioner for American Alliance of Museums
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has ratified the appointment of Jill Hartz as a new accreditation commissioner. Hartz is the executive director of the … -
St. Louis Gears Up to Host World’s Largest Convening of Museum Professionals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA – The clock is ticking for leaders of more than 40 St. Louis area museums, historic sites, botanic gardens and other cultural institutions. Only six months remain before the city will … -
Fourteen US Museum Educators to Visit China for Professional Exchange of Ideas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–A team of 14 education specialists from US museums will visit China Nov. 29 – Dec. 5 to meet with their counterparts from Chinese museums in a first-of-its-kind program titled, … -
Two Alliance Staff Are Among Seven Promising Museum Professionals Tapped for Nonprofit Leadership Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) announced today that two of its staff members and five other emerging museum professionals will take part in the American Express Leadership … -
The Alliance Announces One Newly Accredited Museum and Seven Museums Re-Accredited
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums has announced that one museum was newly accredited and seven museums earned re-accreditation at the October 13-14, 2016 meeting of the Accreditation … -
Northern Trust, BoardSource and American Alliance of Museums Team Up to Strengthen Museum Boards &Trustees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2016 Arlington, VA ─ A first-of-its-kind survey and report on museum trustees in Spring 2017 is among the many parts of a new initiative announced today by Northern Trust Corporation, BoardSource, and the … -
Statement from AAM President & CEO Laura Lott on the demolition of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s ancestral burial ground
The following statement was issued on September 9, 2016. “The American Alliance of Museums deplores the destruction of cultural heritage and stands outraged at the recent demolition of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s ancestral burial … -
Pentagram, Barnes Foundation Garner Top Award for Museum Publications Design
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2016 Arlington, VA ─ “Matisse in the Barnes Foundation,” a three-volume set of books that celebrates the extraordinary Matisse collection of the Philadelphia-based Barnes Foundation, has received the … -
American Alliance Of Museums Announces 2016 Museums Connect Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2016 Arlington, VA ─ The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) announced six grants with 12 museum partners for the 2016 cycle of the Museums Connect program, including projects in countries and states new to … -
Association of Art Museum Curators Joins Forces With Other Museum Groups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2016 Arlington, VA – The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) has become a member of the Council of Affiliates of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the 27th organization to join the influential …
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