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Audiences and Inclusion: A Primer for Cultivating More Inclusive Attitudes Among the Public
In a deeply divided nation, museums can play an essential role in creating safe and welcoming spaces for the most marginalized and at-risk communities. A component of this work is in guiding current museum-goers towards more inclusive … -
New TrendsWatch! Navigating a Disrupted Future
In a normal year, TrendsWatch explores the impact emerging forces of change may have on museums in the next decade or longer. Some, such as demographic shifts, affect all museums in the present. Others, such as the rise of blockchain … -
National Snapshot of COVID-19 Impact on United States Museums (October 2020)
Between October 15-28, AAM and Seattle-based Wilkening Consulting conducted the second iteration of a survey of 850 museum directors to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the museum field. The survey asked the same questions as the first … -
Art Museum Director Survey 2020
Foreword This inaugural Art Museum Director Survey launched in early 2020. At the time, we did not know that a global pandemic would claim the lives of millions over the following months, that it would raise unemployment in the United … -
A Snapshot of US Museums’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 2020)
On June 8, 2020, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) launched a survey designed to capture a snapshot of the state of US museums during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time the survey closed on June 30, directors of … -
TrendsWatch: Building Financial Resilience in a Time of Crisis
Here at the Alliance, we know that COVID-19 is inflicting severe damage on museums. Our sector is just beginning to assess the impact of closures, travel bans, cancellation of major events (including fundraisers), and the implementation of … -
Interested in International Museum Partnerships? Download the Museums Connect Evaluation Report
Download your free copy of the Museums Connect Evaluation Findings. In 2017, the Alliance received funding from the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to assess the impact of Museums Connect, a global … -
Facing Change: A New Report from the American Alliance of Museums’ Working Group on DEAI
As director of inclusion at AAM, I help shape the Alliance’s strategic direction in our diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) focus area. I am responsible for leading our efforts in building sustainable, scalable programs … -
Museums as Economic Engines: Infographics Released!
While the Museums as Economic Engines – Full Report gives you all the detail you’ll need to understand the facts of museums’ economic contributions, sometimes you’ll only have just a few minutes to communicate how … -
Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises
This paper summarizes the ideas and recommendations generated at “Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises,” a convening held December 14-15, 2017 in Cambridge, MA. …
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