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Keynote Speaker Ericka Huggins

By Ericka Huggins

Get inspired by keynote speaker Ericka Huggins -- educator, Black Panther Party member, and former politica…
What the Garden Tells Us: A new triennial’s first exhibition chronicled man’s evolving relationship with nature.

By Erlend G. Høyersten

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2018 edition of Museum magazine. As the number of art museums in the world has steadily risen, so has the number of biennials, triennials, and art fairs. Some survive. Many …
Museopunks Episode 27: #MuseumsAreNotNeutral

By Suse Anderson

With a reticence towards partisan politics, museums are sometimes perceived to be neutral institutions, many avoiding taking a visible stand on issues. But can they really avoid being political when making choices about the allocation of …
Call for Nominations: Zero Project 2019

By Elizabeth Merritt

I love to see museums and museum people winning awards and recognition outside our sector. Such accolades demonstrate the ability for museums to good in world-changing ways, and buffs the reputation of our field. For example, Rick Lowe, …
Museums are More than a Year-End Field Trip

By American Alliance of Museums

Prepared Remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums Opening General Session of the 2018 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo May 7, 2018 Good morning AAMers! A few weeks ago, I took my now 5-year-old …
Museopunks Episode 26: Decolonize the Museum!

By Suse Anderson

The vision of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, describes how the museum “will reflect and realize the values of decolonization in all of its practices, working with the Wabanaki Nations to share their stories, history, and culture …
Seven Tips for Starting an Equitable and Inclusive Internship Program

By Ayanna Reed

Ayanna Reed is the Director of Human Resources at the Oakland Museum of California. One summer during my college years I interned for the Port of Oakland, one of largest shipping ports in the country. I was a business student at the time …
Labor of Love: Revaluing Museum Work

By Emma Boast and Maddie Mott

This post was originally published on Medium, December 20, 2017. Over the last few years, museum workers have been increasingly vocal about job dissatisfaction. At the 2015 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) annual conference, several …
Museopunks Episode 25: The Next Chapter

By Suse Anderson

As former Museopunk Jeffrey Inscho leaves the museum world, we take a moment reflect on the factors that influence a decision to leave or join the museum profession. We also examine what outside organizations can gain from hiring museum …
EdComversations 2.0

By Tony Pennay, Sheri Levinsky-Raskin, and Rebekah Harding

“Who dares to teach, must never cease to learn.”–John Cotton Dana In March, the EdCom Professional Network is launching a new format for our EdComversations. If you haven’t joined us for one in the past, the idea is pretty simple. Get a …