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Act Now: Contact Senators to Support OMS Funding
Category: Advocacy AlertAdvocacy Alert – May 3, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Act Now: Urge Your Senators to Support OMS Funding! Save the Date: Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum is August 12-16 … -
Three Core Values That Will Boost Your Museum Writing
Category: Alliance BlogWriting well is essential for communicating information in any field, especially in educational institutions like museums. However, with the wide range of roles museum professionals fill, … -
Throwback Thursday: Respite, Retreat…and Privacy
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogIn TrendsWatch 2013, we covered the rising dissatisfaction with our always-connected, hyper-digital world, giving birth to a movement dubbed “digital detox.” Now, as documented … -
Too Fast to Go Slow
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogJane Addams Hull-House Museum is one of three museums enrolled in the third round of Innovation Lab for Museums—a MetLife funded program offered by EmcArts in partnership with CFM. … -
Visitors with Vision Loss
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind (ABS) encourages the visual arts … -
9 Colossal Exhibit Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Category: ExhibitionsA Comprehensive Tipsheet to Thoughtful Curation, Engaging Exhibits, and How to Limit Headaches When Bringing Museum Experiences to Life. This tipsheet was developed by Elizabeth Skrabonja … -
Gettin’ To Know You: The Art of Networking
Category: Career ManagementAs museums and public history organizations navigate tightening budgets, political pressures, and shifting partnerships, building strong professional relationships has never been more … -
What are Ethics? A Brief Essay in Plain English
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThis essay introduces Round Two of the Forecasting the Future of Museum Ethicsexercise. Follow this link, to vote on which of which of the issues identified in Round One will be most … -
On the Ground: How Visitor Experience Teams Are Teaching Front-Line Staff to Be DEAI Advocates
Category: Alliance BlogIn the museum experience world, making visitors feel welcome is serious business. Our goal is to exceed guests’ standards for positive experiences, and nothing undermines that goal like a …