How the Delaware Art Museum is Centering Community Voices in Interpretive Planning
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Alliance Blog
In 2018, the Delaware Art Museum (DelArt) began a radically inclusive approach to reinstallation planning, integrating community voices at every stage through focus groups, iterative …
Tips for Creating Accessible Museums: Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning
The American Alliance of Museums offers the following information from Violet Rose Arma, Curatorial Assistant & Administrative Support, University of Arizona Museum of Art. The …
The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2024
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Alliance Blog
The 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, …
Creating Access, Inclusion, and Belonging through Language
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On-Demand Programs
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Panelists in this session share how they incorporate Spanish language into visitor and staff experiences. …
Practicing What We Preach
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Museum Magazine
Museum studies graduate students co-curate a feminist art exhibition to test assumptions on ideal approaches to inclusion. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2020 issue …
What Is Lost and Found in Translation
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Museum Magazine
Two years into his work, an editor at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago reflects on the institution’s bilingual transformation. This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s …
Point of View: Harnessing an Untapped Power
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Museum Magazine
Museums can use emotions to encourage empathy, inspire action, and build …
Abstract Art, Concrete Goals
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Museum Magazine
The Des Moines Art Center diversified its audience—and educated its staff—with an exhibition on queer abstraction that transformed the frame of reference for its cause. This article …
Curators Take Flight: Four curators cast a wide eye on the shifting landscape for curatorial practice
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. It’s an exciting time to be a curator. The role is evolving and the …
From the President and CEO: Building a Bigger Tent
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Museum Magazine
This 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, …