Beyond Neutrality
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
In Season 2 Episode 2 of the Museum People podcast, New England Museums Association director Dan Yaeger argues that all museums should be social activists, describing the oft-voiced museum …
The Partisan Divide
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Museum Magazine
How can museums build bridges and foster tolerance to strengthen…
Refreshing the Blog Roll
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Guzel and I took some time this week to review and refresh the CFM Blog roll (see right-hand column). These blogs are some of my “go to” sources each week for news and thoughtful …
Rise and Shine: Early Morning Programs for People With Autism
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Museum magazine. For people with autism and other sensory processing disorders (SPDs), visiting museums and other …
The Ever Evolving American Identity: a New Mission at The Tenement Museum
What should a museum do when its subject matter becomes one of the most contested political issues of the day? This is the question I was quickly confronted with upon assuming leadership of …
Practicing What We Preach
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Museum Magazine
Museum studies graduate students co-curate a feminist art exhibition to test assumptions on ideal approaches to inclusion. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2020 issue …
Direct Care of Collections: Ethics, Guidelines, and Recommendations
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of Museum magazine. First issued in 2016, the white paper was updated in 2019 to reflect the updated FASB accounting standard …
Bringing Self-Examination to the Center of Social Justice Work in Museums
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. We wrote a letter in response to the July/August 2015 issue of this magazine, which focused …
With Their Subject Matter in the Crosshairs, What Should Museums Do?
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Alliance Blog
My parents were part of the generation that fought and won World War II. As their children, it was common for us to ask them, “What did you do during the war?” We wanted to be reassured …
Monday Musing…
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Hi, Nicole here! Last week, AAM brought together over twenty museum professionals from the Washington, DC area for an intimate and in-depth dialogue about museums and internships. This …
Celebrating 50 Years of Museum Excellence
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Museum Magazine
AAM’s Accreditation Program and Museum Assessment Program demonstrate the field’s commitment to growth and i…
Excellence and Equity at 25: Then, Now, Next
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 issue of Museum magazine. The lasting legacy—and future implications— of AAM’s landmark 1992 publication. Diversity. Equity. …