Museum Boards: Ethics, Transparency, and Public Scrutiny

Category: On-Demand Programs: Governance and Leadership
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. This …

Museums and Responding in Times of Crisis

Category: Marketing & Public Relations
In recent years, museums have responded to a range of current events—from war and …

Developing and Managing Business and Individual Donor Support

Purpose and Importance Not-for-profit, charitable, educational and scientific …

Working Your Core: Core Documents, that is! webinar recording

Category: Excellence
The five core documents are the foundation of a well-run museum, shaping its values, …

The “Open” Economy: Filling The Data Pipeline

Category: Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2015 edition of Museum magazine. A …

The “Open” Economy: filling the data pipeline

Category: Center for the Future of Museums Blog
“‘Open’ is already on track to supplant ‘participatory’ as buzzword of the year, with …

Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises

Category: Research and Reports
This paper summarizes the ideas and recommendations generated at “Don’t Raid …

It’s Personal: one size does not fit all

Category: Center for the Future of Museums Blog
“At the forefront of these revolutionary possibilities is personalized medicine, which is …

Essential Evaluators: A Brave New Dance

Category: Alliance Blog
Essential Evaluators seeks to gather evaluators in a common space to dialogue, reflect, …

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