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Labels

The Alliance has compiled this set of label writing resources from amongst its own offerings as well as those throughout the nonprofit and museum sector.

Alliance Resources

Label Writing Contest Winners

Each year during the Marketplace of Ideas at the AAM Annual Meeting, professionals from every corner of the field gather to share ideas and celebrate the year’s best in exhibition label writing. The forum for their conversations is a display showcasing the honorees for the Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition presented by AAM’s Curators Committee (CurCom) Professional Network.

Other Resources

Writing Text and Labels

Australian Museum Audience Research Centre summarizes the literature on visitor behavior in exhibits and provides guidelines for writing labels based on the findings.

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