Visitor Experience

This new museum doesn’t want Instagram or crowds. Does that make it elitist?

Philip Kennicott, Washington Post

There are contemporary museums harder to get to and more isolated than Glenstone, including one on a lonely island in Japan and another in a remote town in Texas. Some museums are …

Should Museums Be Advocating For Viewers to Slow Down?

Daniel Grant, Observer

Reimagining the Museum Tour

Elaine Glusac, Nytimes

Bring on museum companion apps — but only if they’re absolutely awesome

Rachel Kraus, Mashable

Museopunks Episode 22: Human Behavior

American Alliance of Museums

A Visitors’ Perspective on Visitor Engagement

Max A. van Balgooy

Babes in Arms: The Toledo Museum of Art reaches out to the very youngest visitors.

Kathy Danko-McGhee

Upcoming Events

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Ticonderoga, NY

Join us for a 1:00 pm boat tour on the famous Carillon at Fort Ticonderoga, followed by our Meet-Up and reception at 5:30 pm. Bring your colleagues and learn about Fort Ticonderoga and …

Presented by: Museum Association of New York

Raquette Lake, NY

Presented by: American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

Kansas City, MO

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Latest Stories from AAM

The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events

Nicole Smith

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

In being a museum professional during the social media age, there are few things cooler than getting to be a Social Media Journalist for the American Alliance of Museum (AAM) conference. In …

The Museum Education Act passes the New York State Legislature

Erika Sanger

Advocacy

Is it done yet? What can I do to help? What happens next? When can we apply for funding? Those are just some of the questions I’ve been getting since the Museum Education Act (MEA) passed …

A Suggestion Box is Not Going to Fix a Riot

Calder Zwicky

Center for the Future Of Museums Blog

I love a good immersive futurist exercise. One of the earliest CFM events involved recruiting museum people to create museum narratives for Superstruct, the Institute for the Future’s …

This new museum doesn’t want Instagram or crowds. Does that make it elitist?

Should Museums Be Advocating For Viewers to Slow Down?

Reimagining the Museum Tour

Bring on museum companion apps — but only if they’re absolutely awesome

Museopunks Episode 22: Human Behavior

A Visitors’ Perspective on Visitor Engagement

Babes in Arms: The Toledo Museum of Art reaches out to the very youngest visitors.

I Have A Confession: I’m An Adult

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Full Spectrum: Addressing the Needs of Kids with Autism

Mother Lode: Five Ultra Moms and Why You want Them to Visit Your Museum

“Connecting With The Story”: A conversation with author JULIA ALVAREZ

Upcoming Events

MANY Fall Meet-Up: North Country

The Museum Institute at Great Camp Sagamore

AASLH Annual Meeting 2018

AASLH Online Conference 2018

Latest Stories from AAM

The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events

The Museum Education Act passes the New York State Legislature

A Suggestion Box is Not Going to Fix a Riot

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