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The Museum of the Future—your vision reflected here?
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogA friend who works with, but not in, museums has asked me for predictions regarding characteristics of the museum of the future. He is working on an interesting project to create a … -
Students Solve a History Mystery and Teach a Lesson in Collaboration
Category: Alliance BlogFourth and fifth graders at Silverton Elementary School reversed roles with teachers and set an example of how museums and schools can work together to broaden the telling of a community’s … -
Museum Design 2034: Respite and Retreat
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThis is the third installment of a series of “stories from the future” illustrating how museum practitioners can use trends data as a jumping off point for exploring potential futures. … -
Improving the Search: Uncovering AI bias in digital collections
Category: Museum MagazineThe ethical stewardship of our cherished collections has increasingly become a priority for North American museums grappling with centuries of Eurocentric and colonial-imperial history. … -
Museopunks Episode 40: A very human exhibition
Being Human, the new permanent gallery at Wellcome Collection explores what it means to be human in the 21st century. In creating the exhibition, the Wellcome Collection worked with two … -
The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2024
Category: Alliance BlogThe museum field has emphasized ethics and standards for at least a century—in fact, the need to solidify them was one of the primary reasons for the founding of AAM in 1906. And yet, … -
Philosophy of Choice: What if visitors could choose their own intellectual pathways in museum exhibitions?
Category: Museum MagazineWhat if visitors could choose their own intellectual pathways in museum exhibitions? This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s July/August 2024 issue, a benefit of … -
Finding New Audiences in Small Markets
Category: Alliance BlogWhile most major museums are based in urban centers or tourist hubs, those located in more rural areas face a unique challenge to expand their reach. Without a large local population or a … -
In-District Advocacy: Advocating to State and Federal Lawmakers
State and Federal Lawmakers are in their home districts periodically throughout the year to connect and hear from their constituents. Learn about various ways you can engage with your state … -
Sofa So Good: A word on behalf of older folks
Category: Alliance BlogI don’t know about you, but a career in museums has made it very difficult for me to be a satisfied museum visitor. I find that I am always peering into “how the sausage is made,” as it …
