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Questioning Assumptions: The Ideal Employee:Volunteer Ratio
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogToday’s thought experiment: what if, in the future, museums asked not “how many volunteers do we need” but rather “how can we structure our operations to engage as many volunteers as … -
Fostering Innovation: Part 1
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogOne of CFM’s assignments is to encourage museums to innovate, the logic being that if the future is going to be significantly different from the present, museums are going to have to adopt … -
You Get What You Measure
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogTwo watch words often thrown about regarding the future of museums are “transparency” and “accountability.” The former is getting easier and easier to achieve—what excuse is there, really, … -
March/April 2025 Preview
In this issue: March/April 2025 issue By the Numbers: Museum Accessibility 56% of frequent museum-going households could use additional physical, cognitive, or emotional support for a … -
The Promise of Virtual Education Programs: Cross-Cultural Exchange, School-Museum Collaborations, and STEAM Learning (and Lemurs!)
Category: Alliance BlogTo continue providing meaningful experiences for pre-K through twelfth-grade audiences in the era of COVID-19, museums must re-envision educational practice for the virtual realm. By … -
Beyond the Four-Legged Chicken
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. A History of Museum Registration In 1881, an important moment occurred in the history of registration. … -
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 … -
Fall 2022: Effective Exhibitions Should [Fill In The Blank].
Features Effective Museums and Exhibits Should Build Community: La Rodadora by Isabel Diez, Set David Solís Adame, and Gabriela Torres What You Bring With You, and What You Take Away: … -
“Most Americans are trapped in a history that they do not understand”
Category: Alliance BlogThe final keynote speaker at this year’s AAM Annual Meeting In New Orleans was Jose Antonio Vargas, author of Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, Pulitzer-prize-winning … -
Law & Ethics Can We Believe In Change?
Category: Museum MagazineThis 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 …
