Museums Can Change the World: Improving the Nation’s Health
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
A projection for the U.S., by 2030: Obesity prevalence will rise to ~50% in men between 45% and 52% in women. There will be: 7.8 million extra cases of diabetes; 6.8 million more cases of …
Striving for Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing
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Alliance Blog
In just a few months, a quarter of the twenty-first century will be behind us. Much has changed in museums over that time. Some of that change has been brought on by technology and new ways …
Planning for Sustainable Success Fundraising Management in a Changing World
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Presenters: Donna McGinnis, President & CEO, Naples Botanical Garden and Kate Brueggemann, VP, …
How Can Museums Empower Communities? TACA Perforum
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Last month I had the honor of speaking on a panel organized by The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) in Dallas, hosted by the Nasher Sculpture Center. Every year TACA brings together speakers …
Law & Ethics Can We Believe In Change?
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Q: I am executive director of a small history museum. Our board of directors …
Seeing Paris—and the World—through Small Museums
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Alliance Blog
A few months ago, a museum exhibition sparked a thought in my mind that I haven’t stopped thinking about ever since. I was walking aimlessly around Paris and had just wandered into Le Musée …
Meet Marabou! The furry, friendly creature reimagining the museum
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Alliance Blog
When you visit a museum, do you feel empowered? Do you feel like you have authority and control of your experience? That’s why Marabou is here: to remind us that we all have agency in our …
Changing How They See
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Museum Magazine
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is decolonizing its collection with the help of local…
Pandemic Disruption as an Opportunity for Change: Intuit
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
A year ago, I wrote about how Venice is using their pandemic induced pause to rethink how they can create a better future of sustainable tourism rather than rebounding to the status quo of …
Seeds Of Change: Museums tap food trends, reap rewards.
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2011 edition of Museum magazine. Considering all the signs that read “No food or drinks allowed,” most museum visitors …
Point of View: The Stories We Weave
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Museum Magazine
Storytelling in museums can be a tool of …