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The Grande Race: Making The City a Museum Without Walls
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. On a sunny summer afternoon, there are few people touring the galleries at the Grand Rapids Public … -
Saying No: A Practical Guide
Category: Alliance BlogMost of us in the museum field feel we have too much work and too little time. No matter how much we get done, our to-do lists never seem to get any shorter—only longer by leaps and bounds. … -
Immersive Experiences in Museums: A Look at Art Windsor-Essex’s “Against the Current”
Category: Alliance BlogTo say that a lot has changed for cultural institutions and museums in the past few years is an understatement. This is a time when visitors, who have spent the last two years enduring a … -
What YouTube Can Do for Museums
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Museum magazine. How museums can use YouTube to engage visitors and extend their reach. “YouTube is the new TV”—or so … -
In Praise of Mission Creep
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogMy focus this year is on exploring the ways museums serve as essential infrastructure for their communities: improving education for our children, creating livable communities for our … -
Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum
Jump to: About Invite Congress Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum in August 2025. Members of Congress are in their home districts the entire month of August, visiting local businesses and … -
Social Media Can Transform Your Museum: An interview with Lanae Spruce
Category: Alliance BlogI’ll never forget the moment I began to understand the true power of social media. It was 2015 and I was working for a popular online feminist magazine. My job involved reading every one of … -
Museums and Digital Strategy Today
Category: TechnologyOver the past decade, museums around the world have been adapting to the fast-pace of technical change and have debated a variety of approaches to digital strategy and whether to integrate … -
American Alliance of Museums Announces Commitment to Fostering a More Welcoming Nation with Support of Ad Council’s “Belonging Begins With Us” Campaign
Category: Press ReleaseNational initiative encourages welcoming attitudes and actions in communities across America For immediate release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only … -
Future Chat: Diving into Museum Data
Category: On-Demand ProgramsAs the country rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, how are museums doing? Who is coming to museums and why, how does attendance compare to pre-pandemic norms? What are the barriers to …
