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Point of View: Inspiring Reflection in Museums
Why and how the perspective and purpose of museums should …
From the President and CEO: Getting Out of the Box
For generations, much of the American public has put museums in a box, seeing them as nice places to visit on occasions like annual school field trips but not community anchors essential to …
Let’s Talk About It at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Working with community partners, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery has started a mental health conversation that has led to ongoing p…
Delivering on the Promise at the Speed Art Museum
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s May/June 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. The Speed Art Museum and outside experts developed a multidisciplinary program to …
From Cultural Appropriation to Cultural Appreciation at the Center for Design and Material Culture
Lessons from the Center for Design and Material Culture at the University of Wiscons…
Love in the Time of Climate Crisis at the Denver Botanic Gardens
The case for using emotion and metaphor in exhibit…
From the President: The Subject of a Story
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s March/April 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. By the time you read this, I will have just joined hundreds of museum …
A Secret Mission at the Children’s Museum Houston
At the Children’s Museum Houston, stories are hidden in p…
Historic Sotterley is Finding Common Ground
After a reinterpretation process, Historic Sotterley now tells the stories of all the people who lived o…
At The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation the Play’s the Thing
With its museum theater program, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation cultivates creativity in interpretation without compromi…
The National Museum of the American Indian-New York is Changing the Narrative
An exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian-New York uses comics to tell relatable stories of past and present Native N…