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Institutional Evolution: How Monticello faced and interpreted a legacy of slavery
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the September/October 2013 edition of the Museum magazine. A statue of Thomas Jefferson stands before a curved wall. A sculpture of the nation’s … -
Taking Native Lands and Lives
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogMuseums have power—the power to tell stories, shape narratives, and influence the lens we bring to bear on the past. That power can be harnessed for healing, as museums contribute to a … -
Sites of Healing: The Michigan State University Museum turned to community co-curation to tell survivors’ stories of sexual violence.
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Michigan State University (MSU) has been ground zero of the largest … -
Measuring Museum Social Impact: Lessons and Resources from a National Study
With IMLS funding, the Measurement of Museum Social Impact study has spent months working with museums across the US to validate a social impact instrument. Watch this recorded session from … -
Building the Dreamspace in Museum Education
Category: Alliance BlogSage Morgan-Hubbard is the Ford W. Bell Fellow in P-12 Education and Museums at the American Alliance of Museums. I have been asking Alyssa Machida to share her brilliance with all of … -
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 … -
Political Exhibitionists: Ethical Considerations in the Display of Political Art
Category: Exhibition JournalThis article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. Contemporary art exhibitions have long been considered … -
TrendsWatch 2019: Confronting the Past: The long, hard work of decolonization
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThis is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “Colonialism and imperialism have not settled their debt to us once they have … -
Twenty-seven organizations have gained accolades in the 22nd annual Media & Technology MUSE Awards
Category: Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release Arlington, VA —Twenty-seven organizations have gained accolades in the 22nd annual Media & Technology MUSE Awards, presented by the Media & Technology … -
The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2025
Category: Alliance BlogSome years, it takes a bit of reflection to find the throughline in museum discourse. 2025 has not been one of them. The main story has been clear: as a new presidential administration came …
