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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 … -
Museums and Digital Strategy Today
Over 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 … -
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 … -
Where does my museum start with the new NAGPRA regulations
The following guidance was developed with the assistance of subject matter experts in the museum field. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), enacted in 1990, … -
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 … -
Fall 2025: Accessing the Museum – Preview
In this issue: Share your thoughts about this issue of Exhibition! About Exhibition Published twice a year, the journal offers 128 pages of thought-provoking articles, exhibition … -
Stitching Together Open Collections Data
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogIn TrendsWatch 2015 I cited last year’s CitStitch Hackathon as an example of natural history museums collaborating with the public to create open datasets about collections. So I was super … -
Searching for Truffles: History Nebraska is using curiosity to grow staff capacity and enrich the museum experience
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. History Nebraska’s museum recently reopened following extensive … -
Get Prepared: MayDay 2018
Category: Alliance BlogJoin museums around the country in doing at least one thing in the month of May to prepare for an emergency. MayDay is an annual call to action for cultural organizations to improve their … -
Giving school groups a place to sit—Tips for Creating Museum Field Experiences from a Teacher’s Perspective
Category: Alliance BlogI teach fifth-grade students in a small town in Northern Virginia. I’m lucky in many ways—first, fifth graders are full of life and energy and are still excited by learning. There’s nothing …
