Public Programming

Zoomed Out: An Argument for In-Person Conferencing

By Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell

Preface: I want to preface this reflection with a bit of context and explanation. Those who followed me on the #AAMvirtual or #AAMsmj hashtags throughout the conference undoubtedly noticed my near-exclusive involvement in sessions dealing …
From In-Person to Virtual Programs: A Case Study of Challenges & Successes

By Emily Sachar

No sooner had I learned that Zoom meant more than the loud whoosh of a sports car than I was engulfed in planning how to move a creative aging playwriting course to the platform. COVID had arrived in full force. Our state was quickly …
How Museums Can Generate Revenue Through Digital Content and Virtual Experiences

By Brendan Ciecko

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced museums of all kinds to close their doors, many have responded by shifting their attention to engaging audiences through virtual and remote channels. Through social media initiatives, virtual tours, …
Digital Gold: Queering Flat Spaces

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 missions as community and cultural institutions. As a …
How to Use Storytelling to Build and Engage Audiences

By Josette Souza

As far as museums go, the National Geographic Museum is unlike any other. With access to over 130 years’ worth of photos, footage, data, and archival materials—plus a built-in audience already hooked on the National Geographic …
The Louisiana State Museum’s Community-Building Creative Aging Program

By Sara Lowenburg

In 2018, twenty organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime Arts, these museums are developing high-quality, intensive …
How Creative Aging Programs Are Carrying on through COVID-19

By Joseph O'Neill

Older adults are a population especially vulnerable to contracting severe cases of COVID-19, and are therefore advised to take special precautions to avoid infection. This may intensify the isolation they experience during the pandemic, …
Nature Inspires Lessons in Self-Confidence for Creative Agers at a Florida Botanical Garden

By Jennifer Reed

In 2018, twenty organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime Arts, these museums are developing high-quality, intensive …
A Historic Textile Mill Inspires Creative Agers at Museum L-A

By Denise Scammon

In 2018, twenty organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime Arts, these museums are developing high-quality, intensive …
Programming Through the Lens of Empathy

By Lorena Bradford

At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, two new public programs and one new high school tour are built on the premises that empathy is worth cultivating and listening to the perspectives of others is valuable.[1] These programs …