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Irene Hirano Inouye Receives 2016 AAM Award for Distinguished Service to Museums
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA – Irene Hirano Inouye, President of the U.S.-Japan Council and founding CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, will receive the American Alliance of Museums’ distinguished service … -
Jayatri Das of The Franklin Institute Honored With 2016 Nancy Hanks Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA – Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist at The Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia, is the recipient of the 2016 Nancy Hanks Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, honoring a museum … -
Museum Week DC Features Special Exhibits and Offers May 23-29, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Alliance of Museums and Destination DC today unveiled a comprehensive list of visitor discounts, programs and promotions planned for Museum Week DC (May 23-29). The week … -
American Alliance of Museums Announces New Strategic Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2016 American Alliance of Museums Announces New Strategic Plan ARLINGTON, VA–Believing that bold new approaches are needed to tackle the challenges facing the museum field today and in the future, the American … -
Winners Announced for Alliance’s Education “Future Fiction” Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2016 Arlington, VA – Today the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) announced the winners of its Education “Future Fiction” Challenge. The challenge, an initiative of AAM’s Center for the Future of Museums, … -
American Alliance of Museums Names Robert Stein Chief Program Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today named Robert J. Stein the new executive vice president & … -
The Alliance Announces Three Newly Accredited Museums and Ten Museums Re-Accredited
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA, March 14, 2016 – The American Alliance of Museums has announced that three museums were newly accredited and 10 museums earned re-accreditation at the February 8-9, 2016 meeting of the … -
American Alliance of Museums Announces Publishing Partnership with Rowman & Littlefield
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has selected Rowman & Littlefield (R&L) as its copublisher. The Alliance has long had a strong book publishing program, featuring textbooks, … -
TrendsWatch 2016: Identity and the 21st Century Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–Today the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) released TrendsWatch 2016, an annual report that summarizes museum trends identified through research conducted by the Center for the Future of … -
Hundreds of Museum Professionals From Across the Country Will Visit Capitol Hill February 22–23 for Museums Advocacy Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–Nearly 250 staff, students, board members, volunteers, supporters and independent professionals who work for and with museums will travel to Capitol Hill from across the country to …
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