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 New Scenarios for Financial Survival in 2020

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.

Our Advocacy team developed these:

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