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Throwback Thursday: Revisiting the Ransolm
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogCFM’s latest forecasting report, TrendsWatch 2014, has been out a month now, and I have been getting great feedback. The magic chip reports the paper has been opened over 1,700 times. … -
From the President and CEO: Building a Bigger Tent
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s November/December 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. If there’s one thing I believe, after my years of working in this field, … -
I’m In Charge of A Museum Store. Now What?
Many museum professionals unexpectedly find themselves managing a retail operation with no prior experience. This foundational webinar is designed for them. It serves as a primer for the … -
From Fragmentation to Alignment: Project Management in Museums
Project management in museums is often misunderstood as task tracking or administrative oversight, when in reality it is a critical discipline for aligning strategy, people, and resources … -
Charting a New Course for Education: Museum Edition KnowledgeWorks
As education systems face unprecedented disruption, from climate challenges, AI developments and social fragmentation, museums stand at a critical intersection of learning, community, and … -
Staying in Touch: Addressing Concerns to Allow Tactile Exploration at Museums
Category: Alliance BlogThe COVID-19 pandemic is creating new norms that discourage touching all manner of objects to curtail the spread of the virus. However, when public spaces reopen, understandable concern … -
Bridges from School to Work
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThis week’s guest blog post is by Kelly Pavich, employee representative and trainer at the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities, established in 1989 by the family of J. Willard … -
Appropriations 101: The Process of Funding the Federal Government
Have you seen the AAM’s Advocacy Alerts asking you to contact Congress about supporting funding for federal agencies that support museums but curious about how the process of funding the … -
Virtual Programs for Children—What Do Parents Want Now?
Category: Alliance BlogAfter of year of chaos, anguish, and reflection, the world is entering a new phase—perhaps “post-pandemic,” maybe the “new normal”—it will take a while to settle on the right label. Last …