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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, available in English and Spanish, responds to … -
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 harm to museums caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with … -
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 proposal details released by the White House, … -
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 innovative ways to engage audiences and contributed to … -
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 field of museum sustainability. 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 professionals from the museum field have been … -
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 year. The trial and conviction of Derek Chauvin is a … -
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 their March 2021 survey on the impact of the pandemic … -
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 awards made at the February 2021 meeting of the … -
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 American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the …
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