AAMC Foundation Publishes Best Practices Guide for Conducting Artist Identity Surveys
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Industry Advertorial
The AAMC Foundation has released the Best Practices Guide for Artist Demographic Data Coordination, the first resource of its kind for art organizations providing a detailed overview of how …
The “Open” Economy: filling the data pipeline
“‘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 …
Your Guide to the Future at the Annual Meeting
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
At the AAM annual meeting next month, I’ll be spending much of my time at the AAM Showcase in MuseumExpo™, hanging out with the Drawing Club—our 2012 Artists Interpreting the Future of …
Archivist of the United States’ Letter to the Museum Field
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Influence of Museums
Many in our field have expressed concern over the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) troubling alteration of a 2017 photograph of the Women’s March. Since that time, the …
American Alliance of Museums Empanels Education Task Force
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Press Release
The Alliance has empaneled a task force to examine whether educational philosophies should be articulated as one of the core documents that museums maintain to ensure professional …
B.U.I.L.D.-ing Empathy: A Framework for Reinvigorating Your Workplace
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Alliance Blog
One of the throughlines of my career in social services has been witnessing the power of empathy. I first discovered this power as an undergraduate criminal justice major, when I completed …
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 …
From the President and CEO: Equity and Excellence
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Like society at large, the museum field is at a pivotal moment of …
From the President: Facing Change, Making Change
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Museum Magazine
Six years ago, AAM convened a group of museum leaders to answer a burning question: Why, despite decades of work from so many dedicated people, was the field still struggling to make …
When Trends Collide: The New Gilded Age Meets the Rise of the Amateur Expert
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Museums have long struggled to resist pressure from wealthy donors or sponsors who want to call the shots. How might this play out in a future in which museums loosen their grip on …
The Top Ten Museum Junction Threads of 2022
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Alliance Blog
If you ever want to ask your museum peers a question, one of the best places to turn is Museum Junction, AAM’s open online discussion forum. Sometimes these questions are …
#AAM2023 General Session
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Alliance Blog
The General Session of the 2023 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo took place on May 19, 2023 with Chevy Humphrey, AAM Board Chair and President and CEO of the Museum of Science and …