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.
Fall 2025
Accessing the Museum
Take a deep dive into what it takes to create more accessible exhibitions in “Accessing the Museum,” the fall 2025 issue of Exhibition. On the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we celebrate the progress our institutions have made in adopting universal design, co-creating with members of the disability community, and developing multimodal interpretation strategies—while acknowledging that embedded ableist biases are still barriers we must overcome if we hope to become truly inclusive.
Exhibition is an AAM member benefit for Individual and Museum Tier 2, Tier 3, Ally, and Industry Members. Become a member for full access.
2025 Update on Exhibition
New in 2025: 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
Spring 2026
“Present Tense“
Fall 2026
“Cutting through the Noise“
Call for Papers: Proposals due January 7, 2026
Advertise in Exhibition
Exhibition is supported in part by our advertisers. Learn more about the opportunity and rates in our Advertising Media Kit. Explore advertising and partnerships.
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!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I get Exhibition without being an AAM member?
While you can preview the contents of Exhibition without an AAM membership, you must become an AAM member to access the full issue. The archive is available to all.
Looking to order a back issue in print?
Want to order a single back issue (Fall 2024 or earlier*)? Contact membership@aam-us.org.
*Note that in 2025, Exhibition became a digital publication.