Research and Reports

Museums as Economic Engines

Museums play an essential role in cultural and social life across the US. They tell our stories, preserve our heritage, interpret the past, and explore the future. In this way, museums …

Can civic museums become catalysts for social change?

Becca Antink, Thersa

Interested in International Museum Partnerships? Download the Museums Connect Evaluation Report

American Alliance of Museums

Facing Change: A New Report from the American Alliance of Museums’ Working Group on DEAI

Nicole Ivy

Study: Visits to science centers spark interest in science

Experience AZ, AZ Big Media

Museums as Economic Engines: Infographics Released!

Robert Stein

Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises

American Alliance of Museums

Landmark Museum Governance Survey: CEOs and Board Chairs Identify Areas for Improvement

American Alliance of Museums

Stand for Your Mission

Robert Stein

Upcoming Events

Presented by: AAM Environment and Climate Network

Join us for a 30-minute session to review the purpose of the We Are Still In coalition and how cultural institutions and museum associations can play an active role in climate action. We …

Presented by: Museum Trustee Association

Hartford, CT

Presented by: Foundation for the American Institute for Conservation - Connecting to Collections Care

Presented by: Museum Trustee Association

Hartford, CT

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Museums as Economic Engines

Robert Stein

Research and Reports

Museums play an essential role in cultural and social life across the US. They tell our stories, preserve our heritage, interpret the past, and explore the future. In this way, museums …

A Case Study—in Progress—of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Brand Refresh

Linda Butler and Jennifer Sonderby

Mission & Institutional Planning

With the arrival of a new director and CEO in 2016, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco expanded its largely encyclopedic approach to art history by introducing a curatorial department …

Where the Seats Have No Name: In Defense of Museum Benches

David Whitemyer

Exhibitions

Sitting gets a bad rap. The last few years have seen articles and media outlets touting that “Sitting is the new smoking.” Standing desks are the latest office furniture trend. And in …

Museums as Economic Engines

Can civic museums become catalysts for social change?

Interested in International Museum Partnerships? Download the Museums Connect Evaluation Report

Facing Change: A New Report from the American Alliance of Museums’ Working Group on DEAI

Study: Visits to science centers spark interest in science

Museums as Economic Engines: Infographics Released!

Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises

Museums and Public Opinion

Museum Board Leadership 2017

Museum Alliance, Mellon Foundation Team Up on New Economic Report

Landmark Museum Governance Survey: CEOs and Board Chairs Identify Areas for Improvement

Stand for Your Mission

Upcoming Events

A Call to Action: We Are Still In

Director/Chairman Workshop

C2C Care Course: Preservation Methods and Materials for Exhibitions

Friday Forum

Latest Stories from AAM

Museums as Economic Engines

A Case Study—in Progress—of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Brand Refresh

Where the Seats Have No Name: In Defense of Museum Benches

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