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Disrupting the Traditional Narrative: Including Oral Histories in Museums
Category: On-Demand ProgramsThis is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Museums have been guilty of discounting oral histories as “non-academic” or “inappropriate” methods of … -
Accessible Communications Guidelines
Advisors: Alex Ying Chen, Bojana Coklyat, Sky Cubacub, Dawn Koceja, and Emmanuel Von Schack Download a PDF version of this guide. Introduction Over sixty million adults in the United … -
From Neutrality to Narrative: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Exhibiting Science
Category: Exhibition JournalThis article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2026) Vol. 45 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. In a rapidly changing world marked by ecological crises, … -
Museum-Healthcare Partnerships: A Growing Initiative
Category: Alliance BlogWith increasing frequency, museums and cultural institutions are becoming trusted sources for information on health. Leveraging their reputation for credible information, and their ability … -
Political Exhibitionists: Ethical Considerations in the Display of Political Art
Category: Exhibition JournalThis article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. Contemporary art exhibitions have long been considered … -
Navigating a Disrupted Future at #AAM2021
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHow is a talk different from a written report? How is a digital presentation different from its analog kin? Earlier this week I gave my annual TrendsWatch session at the #AAM2021 virtual … -
TrendsWatch 2019: Confronting the Past: The long, hard work of decolonization
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThis is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “Colonialism and imperialism have not settled their debt to us once they have … -
Making History Accessible: Toolkit for Multisensory Interpretation
Category: On-Demand ProgramsIn 2019, the Intrepid Museum and New York University Ability Project brought together staff of historic sites, disability advocates, and experts in historic preservation and museum … -
What’s the secret ingredient in the Tsongas Industrial History Center’s success?
Officially opened 25 years ago as a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Graduate School of Education and Lowell National Historical Park, the Tsongas Industrial … -
Walk Before You Run: Experimenting With and Learning About Artificial Intelligence
Category: On-Demand ProgramsThis recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held October 29–30, 2024. In this session, Adam Levine, Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey President, Director and CEO, Toledo …
