#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 …
Radical futures – new realities
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
The future is too big a place to explore alone, so I am always delighted to share the work of other groups and individuals peering ahead into the Cone of Plausibility. Today on the …
Museums and AI: Is There a Ghost in the Machine?
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Alliance Blog
What are the ethical implications of AI? What role do museums play in the global conversation about data privacy? How can bias impact AI systems? This post, one of three on the topic of …
Excellence in DEAI Report
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Research and Reports
Download the report Download a print-friendly version Navigation Introduction and how to use this report Next Steps Thank you and resources Support this work and contribute feedback, …
Exploring the Explosion of Museum AI
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Here are five good reasons you should join me in Miami Nov 1-2 to explore how museums can use artificial intelligence to fuel their work (illustrated by recent news): AI can help users in …
10 Best Practices of Accessible Museum Websites
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Alliance Blog
This article explores ten high-impact areas you should consider to enhance your website’s accessibility and bring it into conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), …
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…
Collections Stewardship
Jump to: General Facility Report Popular Collections Stewardship Resources All Resources Book Titles Popular Collections Stewardship Resources Professional Practices The Code of Ethic and …
Aurora Regional Fire Museum’s MAP Experience
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Alliance Blog
Susan Zwerling is a Museum Assessment Program Officer for AAM. I recently interviewed Aurora Regional Fire Museum (ARFM) Executive Director Brian Failing (BF) about the museum’s Community …
Releasing TrendsWatch 2015 into the Wild
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
I want to say “Tada!” but I think all I have the energy for is “whew.” This year’s TrendsWatch is now available for download, and for the next week I’ll be hovering anxiously over my …
Shaping the Financial Future of Museums: A Commentary by Marie Malaro
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
This week’s guest blogger is Marie C. Malaro, a lawyer, author and retired university professor. For many years she was legal counsel for the Smithsonian Institution, and later was …
Prodding Sacred Cows: The Mission Statement
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
When I was pulling together the book National Standards & Best Practices for U.S. Museums, I found myself increasingly uneasy with the way that the standards use mission statement as …