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The Four Illusions of AI: Implications for Museum Practice
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogI introduced our exploration of artificial intelligence with three stories of potential futures, laying the groundwork for a broader exploration of how museums might navigate this swiftly … -
September/October 2026
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Lessons in Co-Locating: A Q&A with the Denver Public Library and Denver Zine Library
Category: Alliance BlogWhile attending this year’s AAM Annual Meeting in Denver, I stopped by Denver Public Library’s Bob Ragland Branch to visit another, smaller library located within this branch: the Denver … -
Creating the New
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHow many of you know of dysfunctional relationships between universities and museums? Hark–I hear a forest of hands rise across the land. Too often colleges and universities fail to … -
The Future of Museum Conferences, continued: Why Not Run a Conference Like Maker Faire?
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogI just got back from an intense, exhausting, exhilarating week in northern California that encompassed two very different conference-like events–the Creativity and Collaboration … -
A Free Survey to Measure a Sense of Belonging at Museums
Category: Alliance BlogNot everyone wants to visit a museum. This is in part because of operational issues like cost, location, schedule, but these aren’t the whole story. Some don’t even reach the point of … -
Centering the Cellphone, Decentering the Museum
Category: Exhibition JournalThis article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2026) Vol. 45 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. In 2019, an 11th-grader from the District of Columbia talked with … -
AAM Recognizes 8 Individuals and 4 Institutions for Exemplary Work in the Museum Field
Category: Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, … -
Talking About Museums and Internships
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHi, Nicole here! Throughout the course of my work on museums and labor at CFM this past year, I have had the pleasure of talking with—and learning from—colleagues across the US in various … -
September/October 2025 Preview
In this issue: September/October 2025 issue By the Numbers: Collections Stewardship 3 out of 4 museum-goers enjoy seeing original objects, artworks, artifacts, and specimens when visiting …
