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Unlawful Appropriation of Objects During the Nazi Era
This area of collections stewardship is of such sensitivity and high importance that it has separate standards and best-practice statements regarding a museum’s obligations. These … -
Annual Meeting Featured Speaker Roundup
Category: Alliance BlogHello from a sunny and warm St. Louis, MO. We’re learning so much about Gateways for Understanding at the AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Today I thought I would give you a quick … -
The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2023
Category: Alliance Blog2023 was a year of deep reflection for museums, both inward and outward. Facing continued disruptions from the long tail of the pandemic—especially to staffing, attendance, and finances—the … -
Artificial Intelligence: The Rise Of The Intelligent Machine
Category: Center for the Future of Museums Blog“Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.” – … -
How Might We Transform?
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. The Interaction Lab at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum seeks … -
One From Each Category: Part 1
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogSometimes I find myself fixating on one category of change, usually technology, since it gets so much coverage in the press. Who can resist news about robots and 3-D printing? (Or 3-D … -
“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 … -
Museum Jobs That Didn’t Exist in 2003
Category: Center for the Future of Museums Blog(& what that says about the evolution of our field.) A couple weeks ago, I read a post on Coexist called “Eight New Jobs People will have in 2025,” projecting openings for Digital Death … -
Thinking About Inclusive Museums in the UK
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHi, Nicole here! As part of my work as a Mellon/ACLS fellow with CFM, I’m focusing on a constellation of issues related to museums and labor, including pathways to museum employment; wage … -
The Concept of An Exhibition
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the March/April 2013 edition of Museum magazine. An excerpt from Exhibitions · Concept Planning and Design, The AAM Press, 2012. Museum objects are like …
