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How the Delaware Art Museum is Centering Community Voices in Interpretive Planning
Category: Alliance BlogIn 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
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, … -
Creating Access, Inclusion, and Belonging through Language
Category: On-Demand ProgramsThis 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
Category: Museum MagazineMuseum 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
Category: Museum MagazineTwo 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
Category: Museum MagazineMuseums can use emotions to encourage empathy, inspire action, and build … -
Curators Take Flight: Four curators cast a wide eye on the shifting landscape for curatorial practice
Category: Museum MagazineThis 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 … -
Abstract Art, Concrete Goals
Category: Museum MagazineThe 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 … -
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, …
