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Alt Funding
“Will museum collections stay ‘inside the walls’ while fundraising moves to mobile phones, or is there some way that creative museum folks can move both their collections and their communities of supporters onto mobile platforms?” Lucy … -
A New Educational Era
As formal learning methods are cast in doubt, the learning landscape is reinvented. We see signs that the U.S. is nearing the end of an era in formal learning characterized by teachers, physical classrooms, age-cohorts and a core … -
Do We Need a Social Media Policy?
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2010 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. It’s a good idea. Social media policies fall into two main categories: those that govern the use of social media by … -
Saving Collections and the Planet
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. How can museums mitigate the effects of climate change on our planet and on humanity? We asked museum professionals and … -
A Code of Ethics for Curators
Originally conceived of in the early 1980s and last revised in 2009 by the former Curators Committee of the AAM, this set of fundamental principles describes core beliefs and critical responsibilities that define curatorial work and … -
Suggested Practices for Museum Security
Physical protection is fundamental for safeguarding museum collections. The processes outlined in the Suggested Practices for Museum Security aim to guide how museums safeguard objects or items from physical threats such as theft, damage, …
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Press Release
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) endorses The Smithsonian Integrity and …