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AAM Recognizes Six Individuals and Five 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 …
AAM Announces Leadership Transition
Credited with leading transformational change, President and CEO Laura Lott steps down in June For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only …
AAM Welcomes Three 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 three leading …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 41 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 one first time …
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 …
Hundreds of Advocates Meeting in Washington, D.C. with Members of Congress on Museums Advocacy Day 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …