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A Toolkit to Measure Your Museum’s Social Impact
While social and community impact is increasingly viewed as central to museums’ missions as acknowledged in the Alliance’s most recent strategic framework, the issue of measuring that impact with a reliable and valid tool has been a … -
Say Cheese! A Candid Snapshot of the Museum Sector
Last month AAM released the results of our fifth “snapshot” survey of the field. These snapshots, which started as a means of checking in on museums and museum workers during COVID shutdown, now help us track recovery and continued … -
2023 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums
The 2023 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums survey, conducted by AAM and Wilkening Consulting, was fielded March-April, 2023. Over 300 museum directors responded to this AAM survey on their organizations’ behalf, … -
Responsibility
As the pandemic struck, like Alice in Wonderland or Dorothy in Oz, museum workers found themselves cast into a completely new reality. Lengthy closures and stay-at-home orders unmoored us from the buildings and collections that normally … -
Reopenings: What Museums Learned Leading Through Crisis
Over the past several years, museums have faced widespread and systemic challenges that have fundamentally changed the way our institutions serve their communities. We’re pleased to share the release of Reopenings: What Museums … -
Reflection
Do museums have the power to change the world? Many people who work in the field believe so—that their institutions improve people’s wellbeing and strengthen, or at the very least contribute to, the social fabric of their … -
Reboot
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 threw museums into uncharted territory, simultaneously rendering their physical spaces inaccessible and triggering a mass shift to the digital sphere. As museums jumped into … -
The BTA 2022 Art Museum Trustee Survey
The Characteristics, Roles, and Experiences of Black Trustees Foreword The Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums (BTA) was established in 2021 to transform art museums into more equitable spaces of cultural engagement by harnessing the … -
Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2022
Foreword Art museums aspire to play a singular social role for the public—they commit to both preserving and stewarding collections of art for current and future generations, while also serving as a space for learning, interacting, and … -
Art Museum Director Survey 2022 Documenting Change in Museum Strategy and Operations
Download the report Forward Art museum directors play a critical role in the cultural ecosystem, often serving as a bridge between trustees, staff, and the public. Directors have a pronounced influence on collections and acquisitions …
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Upcoming Events
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NAGPRA Essentials for History Organizations
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Latest Stories from AAM
Hundreds of Museum Advocates Meet with Members of Congress in Washington, DC for Museums Advocacy Day
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Press Release
For Immediate Release Washington, DC — Over three hundred staff, students, board members, …
Museum Attendance: trends and adaptations
Museum directors and members of the press frequently ask AAM “Has visitation recovered …
Sample Policy for Preparing for and Responding to ICE Enforcement Actions in Museums
Disclaimer: This document does not constitute legal advice. All policies and procedures …