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Returning looted artefacts will finally restore heritage to the brilliant cultures that made them

European museums are under mounting pressure to return the irreplaceable artefacts plundered during colonial times. As an archaeologist who works in Africa, this debate has a very real …

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

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 …

European museums may loan back some works stolen from former colonies

August 17 Nearly every Western European capital has a massive, monolithic museum designed to project an image of national might and instill ordinary citizens with patriotic pride through …

Confronting Canada

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 Engagement

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. …

Medellín, an Urban Palimpsest

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 …

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Attending Museum Conferences

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 …

El museo, actor sociopolítico / The Museum as socio-political actor

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

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

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

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

What Does the Future Hold for China’s Museums and Art Districts?

Over the past decade, Beijing's 798 Art Zone or M50 and the West Bund Culture Corridor in Shanghai are true testaments to China's growing appetite for arts. Each weekend, hordes of …
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