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AAM Recognizes Three Individuals and Two Institutions for Exemplary Work in the Museum Field
For immediate release ARLINGTON, VA – The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, is …
AAM Latino Network Releases “Strategies for Engaging and Representing Latinos in Museums”
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The Latino Network of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) today released Strategies for Engaging and Representing Latinos in Museums. This resource, …
Museum Recovery Expected to Take Years Due to Devastating Financial Losses, New Survey Reveals
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA—The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today confirmed the dire economic …
AAM Statement on President Biden’s Budget Proposal Details for Fiscal Year 2022
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA—Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, issued the following statement today in response to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget …
AAM’s Education Committee Announces Four Pandemic Innovation and Education Awards
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA—The COVID-19 pandemic altered many established museum education practices. In response to these challenging times, museum education staff created …
AAM’s Environment and Climate Network Announces Six Sustainability Excellence Awards
For immediate release Arlington, VA—In a uniquely challenging year, six museums have been recognized by the American Alliance of Museums’ Environment and Climate Network as exemplars in the …
AAM Welcomes Five New Board Members
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced that five leading …
Statement on the Verdict of the State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin
As interpreters and educators of history and culture, museums and museum professionals have borne witness and recorded our nation’s reckoning with issues of racial inequities in the past …
AAM Announces Findings from Impact of COVID-19 on People in the Museum Field Survey
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA—The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today released the findings from …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 21 Museums Receive this High Honor
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 21 reaccreditation …
Hundreds of Advocates Speaking Up for Museums with Members of Congress on Museums Advocacy Day 2021
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA–Over 600 museum advocates are urging Congress today to support sustained funding for museums in crisis due to pandemic-related closures. Organized by the …
Statement on the Violence at the US Capitol
Dear Museum Community, The violence and chaos that ensued in our nation’s capital on January 6 was horrifying and reprehensible, and a clear attack on our democracy and society propagated …