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Working with Independent Museum Professionals
This guide was developed by the former American Alliance of Museums’ Independent Museum Professionals Network in partnership with the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists by MJ Hagan, Principal of MJH Collections … -
Independent Museum Professionals: Principles of Professional Practice
Revised in 2020, these Principles of Professional Practice for Independent Museum Professionals provide a set of values that range from working with professional integrity and cultivating professional client relationships, to writing … -
Looking Ahead: A year for Action towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The United Nations (UN) Climate Week inspires individuals and organizations to become part of the momentum created by the global climate agreement in Paris. It is a collaborative platform where both governments and non-governmental … -
Looking Ahead: Sustainability Adding Value to Reopening
Museums have huge roles to play in helping all imagine and contemplate a sustainable future through engagement. The buildings housing exhibits, interactive displays, and collections also provide major opportunities to address climate … -
Endowments: Considering Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) Factors
Endowments are unique to institutions including museums. And today, museums are no longer limited to achieving missions through programming alone. Increasingly, investment committees look to their sizable endowments to affect social … -
Looking Ahead: Embracing Sustainability and Resiliency for a Better Tomorrow
This booklet is based on the webinar co-sponsored by the AAM’s Environmental Climate Network and The Parque Explora in Medellin, Colombia. Museum leaders from 3 different continents came together to engage in rethinking not only about the … -
Looking Ahead: Innovations and Actions
The COVID-19 crisis and exacerbated climate conditions around the world have prompted museums to think beyond their traditional role of cultural preservation. This program explores the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the … -
Applying LEED to Museum Projects
Since the LEED green certification launched in the 1990’s, there have been hundreds of museums seeking the certification to demonstrate sustainability practices and to be a good neighbor. Thanks to Deborah Lucking of Fentress Architects … -
Welcoming Guidelines
The “LGBTQ Welcoming Guidelines for Museums” outline preferred practices for museums to use when working with LGBTQ professionals, audiences, and communities. The guidelines reflect our belief that museums are community anchors where … -
Transgender Inclusion Guides
Created by the Task Force for Transgender Inclusion, the Toolkit is intended to prepare institutions, coworkers, and transgender museum professionals for gender transitions and to better implement transgender inclusion in policies and …
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