Alliance resources for the museum field

Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field:
These resources have been taken out from behind the member paywall to make them free and accessible for all. The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we ask that if you can, consider supporting our advocacy work and making extensive COVID-19 resources freely available for our field, by making a donation or becoming a member of AAM. Thank you for your much-needed support.

AAM’s Center for the Future of Museums, shares:

• This downloadable PDF on Using Scenarios to Plan Your Museum COVID Response
• This downloadable PDF on Three Scenarios for Financial Survival

Read the Alliance blog for a number of stories about how museums are coping with the pandemic.

From the Professional Networks:

• The Collections Stewardship Professional Network has developed these “Steps for Collections Professionals to help mitigate risks to collections during this time” (in English and Spanish).
• The Independent Museum Professionals, Professional Network, provides “13 Tips for Teleworking” (in English and Spanish).
• The Museum Studies Professional Network has created a guide to “Transitioning to Online Teaching in Museum Studies” (in English and Spanish).

Hot Topics:

• Take into account these considerations for reopening.
• The Alliance offers considerations in determining policies around the wearing of face masks.
• Marcum, LLP’s Kathy Raffa answers some questions about Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and whether museums with large endowments must return the loan.
• The Alliance offers the following tips from experts Janice Majewski and Beth Ziebarth to help you determine policies related to maintaining accessibility for visitors and staff with disabilities amid the pandemic.

Our Advocacy team developed these:

• Advocating for Museums During COVID-19
• 5 advocacy actions museum board members should take now (Coming soon!)