If you or your museum produces exhibitions, you’ll want to know about Exhibition, the peer-reviewed journal of exhibition theory and practice published by AAM, with the leadership of Managing Editor Ian Kerrigan and Editor Jeanne Normand Goswami. Published twice a year with each issue organized around a theme, Exhibition offers 128 pages of thought-provoking articles, exhibition critiques and commentary, technical articles, and essays. Beginning in 2025, Exhibition is an AAM member benefit, dramatically increasing its reach—learn more.
Spring 2025
The Ethics Issue
Recent developments have shone a light on the question of museum ethics in the United States. Legal developments reveal much about evolving expectations for museums—but if our institutions truly want to earn the public’s trust, must they move beyond legal obligations to embrace what is just and equitable? This issue explores these complex ethical considerations.
Exhibition is an AAM member benefit for Individual and Museum Tier 2, Tier 3, Ally, and Industry Members. Become a member for full access or purchase a PDF of this issue for $25.
2025 Update on Exhibition
New with the Spring 2025 issue: Exhibition is fully digital, and now a member benefit! All articles are available to AAM members, dramatically increasing access to the content from 1,000 subscribers to nearly 70,000 people who can access the publication through their individual or institutional AAM membership.
This change increases visibility for the authors and editors whose hard work and thought leadership make the journal possible. We look forward to the many conversations, questions, and ideas that will be sparked by broadening access to the journal’s content.
Coming Up
Fall 2025
Accessing The Museum: Reflecting On 35 Years Of ADA
Spring 2026
Present Tense
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Contribute to Exhibition
Calls for papers are posted twice each year (typically in November/December and April/May). While the editors welcome queries about contributions, please note that each issue is created around a specific theme.
New in 2025: Submit a Letter to the Editor! Submissions are due August 31 for the Fall 2025 issue.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I get Exhibition without being an AAM member?
In 2025, you can purchase individual issues (as a digital PDF) for $25. Visit the issue to purchase:
Spring 2025: The Ethics Issue
Looking to order a back issue in print?
Want to order a single back issue (Fall 2024 or earlier*)? Contact membership@aam-us.org.
Are you a subscriber missing a past issue in print?
If you are you a subscriber and your journal did not arrive for a recent issue (Fall 2024 or earlier*), please submit a claim online. You have 6 months to submit a claim.
*Note that in 2025, Exhibition became a digital publication.