Global Thinking

AAM Spotlight: Wesam Mohamed, Curator at Ministry of Antiquities, Egypt

By American Alliance of Museums

Through support from the Getty Foundation, Wesam Mohamed was able to attend the 2018 AAM Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Hear about her journey as a museum professional and how the experience at the Annual Meeting has shaped her career in …
Confronting Canada

By Karine Duhamel

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Museum magazine. In celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights attempts to tell the full story of the country’s history and treatment …
Full Engagement

By Yael Grauer

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the Museum magazine. Museums globally are expanding their social role—and value—by engaging underserved communities. During the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against …
Medellín, an Urban Palimpsest

By Juan Luis Mejía Arango

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Museum magazine. The city, once beset by violence, is using its public spaces and cultural institutions to transform itself. This article is adapted from Juan Luis …
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Attending Museum Conferences

By Cristina Toma

Two years ago, in 2016, I had the opportunity to attend the AAM Annual Meeting in Washington DC, thanks to the Getty Leadership and Career Management Program Fellowship. Little did I know the extent to which that experience was to …
El museo, actor sociopolítico / The Museum as socio-political actor

By Cecelia Walls

Watch a video from the Reimagining the Museum conference held in Medellin, Colombia, November 1-3, 2017 with Marcelo Araujo, David Anderson, Robert Stein, and Améric…
¿Qué es la valentía en las organizaciones? / Brave Organizations

By Cecelia Walls

Watch Andrés Roldán, Tony Butler, Martha Nubia Bello, Bonita Bennett, Kaywin Feldman speak about brave museums at the Reimagining the Museum conference held in Medellin, Colombia, November…
El arte de ser relevantes / The Art of Relevance

By Cecelia Walls

Watch Nina Simon’s session at the Reimagining the Museum conference held in Medellin, Colombia, November 1-3, 2017 on the Art of…
Ecologías Queer / Queer Ecology

By Cecelia Walls

Watch a session Queer Ecology led by Brigitte Baptiste from the Reimagining the Museum conference held in Medellin, Colombia, November…
Summary: Moments at Reimagining the Museum

By Cecelia Walls

Watch a summary of the Reimagining the Museum conference held in Medellin, Colombia, November…