Museum Boards: Ethics, Transparency, and Public Scrutiny
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. This session addresses the recent controversies surrounding museum trustees who have been the target of …
Museums and Responding in Times of Crisis
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Marketing & Public Relations
In recent years, museums have responded to a range of current events—from war and national movements to climate change and gun violence—in many ways, from statements to public programming …
Developing and Managing Business and Individual Donor Support
Purpose and Importance Not-for-profit, charitable, educational and scientific organizations and those they serve have always benefited from the business sector and the generosity of …
Working Your Core: Core Documents, that is! webinar recording
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Excellence
The five core documents are the foundation of a well-run museum, shaping its values, operations, and long-term success. They’re not just paperwork—they’re a museum’s playbook for making …
The “Open” Economy: Filling The Data Pipeline
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2015 edition of Museum magazine. A sample of TrendsWatch 2015. “‘Open’ is already on track to supplant ‘participatory’ as buzzword of the …
The “Open” Economy: filling the data pipeline
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
“‘Open’ is already on track to supplant ‘participatory’ as buzzword of the year, with good reason. The proliferation of groups supporting and encouraging openness in the cultural/creative …
Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises
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Research and Reports
This paper summarizes the ideas and recommendations generated at “Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises,” a convening …
It’s Personal: one size does not fit all
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
“At the forefront of these revolutionary possibilities is personalized medicine, which is the idea of precisely tailoring each person’s medical care to his or her own unique genetic makeup. …
Essential Evaluators: A Brave New Dance
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Alliance Blog
Essential Evaluators seeks to gather evaluators in a common space to dialogue, reflect, and support each other in a world upended by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protest movement. …
A Greener Tomorrow: Museums Take Steps Toward Sustainability
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 edition of the Museum magazine. According to AAM’s Code of Ethics for Museums, the common mission of our institutions is their …