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Museum as Living Room: A Q&A with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ Victoria Ramirez

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By Adam Rozan
I believe museums matter because they serve as vital community spaces, where we can meet, mingle, work, learn, study, daydream, and everything in between. I came to this realization, in …

Reframing the Collection: How a Literary Catalog Experiment Brought New Voices to Interpretation

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By Derek (DK) Nnuro
The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art (Stanley) is part of the arts ecosystem at the country’s premier university for the study of creative writing. As a curatorial team, we have …

Tales from Campus: Connecting Community in the Time of COVID

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By Elizabeth Merritt
What’s it like to be an undergrad this year? The social experience of college is as important as the academic content, but many students are attending class online from their dorm rooms, …

Digital Gold: Queering Flat Spaces

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By Eli Burke
As museums address issues of access to collections, galleries, and education during COVID-19, many have chosen to shift to a digital space to connect with the public and continue their …

“Pay As You Stay” – an alternative pricing model for museums?

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By Elizabeth Merritt
This year’s TrendsWatch cites buy-ahead pricing as one tool for enhancing revenue and managing attendance. In today’s guest post, Managing Director Tom Schoessler tells us how the Weserburg …

What Will Become of Interactive Art When Museums Reopen?

By Rachel Trusty
Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. The Alliance Blog is supported by …

#5WomenArtists Shaping Museum Practice

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By Elizabeth Merritt
Museums are among the most trusted sources of information and can use that superpower of trust to nudge society towards preferred futures. Today on the blog, Amy Mannarino, Director of …

The Transformative Power of Inclusive Storytelling in Museums

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By Makeba Clay
My mentor Dr. Johnnetta Cole, the former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), often says, “It’s easy to live without art, but it’s hard to live well.” For me, …

Making Space for Community Partners

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By Ravon Ruffin
The 2019 AAM Annual Meeting was hosted in Louisiana—a state known for its rich culinary and musical traditions that attract droves of tourists. But another notable, though less touristy, …

Speechless: A sensory exhibition charts a new path to accessibility in learning

By Sarah Schleuning
Museums are constantly experimenting with how we can present content in ways that engage and inform a wide audience. Part of the challenge is to consider issues of accessibility and …

An International Collaboration to Promote STEAM Experiences

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By Susan Dorsey
As museum educators, we often teach children to appreciate art as a method of self-expression, but we can also use it to engage them with challenging educational subjects. Research suggests …
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Twenty Innovative Program Ideas for Small Museums

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By American Alliance of Museums
The tips below were shared by Ann Bennett, Allison Schell, Kenny Libben, Susan Goganian, and several audience members during the 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Small Museums Are Thriving! session …

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