Museum Social Impact in Practice Launches with Forty Museum Participants

Arlington, VA–Today, the American Alliance of Museums announced forty museums participating in the upcoming Museum Social Impact in Practice (MSIIP) cohort, which will launch in Fall 2024. MSIIP responds to the challenge museums of …

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 35 Museums Achieve This Distinction

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 2 first time accreditations and 33 reaccreditation awards made at …

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

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 sizes across the country—is profoundly disappointed that the …

AAM Announces New Report on Museum Governance

For Immediate Release Museum Board Leadership 2024: A National Report Arlington, VA—The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today released findings from Museum …

AAM Welcomes Six New Board Members and New Board Leadership

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 six leading professionals from the museum field have been newly …

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 33 Museums Achieve This Distinction

For Immediate Release   Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 2 first time accreditations and 31 reaccreditation awards made at …

AAM Recognizes 13 Individuals and 10 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, today announced the individuals, programs, and …

Hundreds of Advocates Meeting in Washington, DC with Members of Congress on Museums Advocacy Day 2024

For Immediate Release Washington, DC — More than 300 staff, students, board members, volunteers, supporters, and independent professionals who work for and with museums travelled to Washington, DC, from across the country to advocate for …

Marilyn Jackson Named the New President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA—After a comprehensive national search, Marilyn Jackson has been named the next President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums. Jackson will assume her role on April 22, 2024. Marilyn is currently …

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 43 Museums Achieve This Distinction

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 2 first time accreditations and 41 reaccreditation awards made at …

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From the Trenches: Advice from an Emerging Museum Professional

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I didn’t always see myself working in museums. For most of my life, I was immersed in …

Civics on View: Using Museum Collections to Foster Greater Civic Knowledge and Understanding

At a time when much of the nation is thinking about what citizenship means, museums, …

The Formula for Relevance

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I love finding examples of museums that use their resources to boost the fortunes of …

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