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Speak Up for Museums This Week

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – February 25, 2026 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Amplify Museum Voices This week, hundreds of your museum colleagues participated in Museums Advocacy Day in Washington, DC meeting with Congressional …
Emerging Issues in Legislation

By Elizabeth Merritt

Forgive me for being biased, but I think Museums Advocacy Day is one of The Best Museum Events in the US every year. What’s not to like about hundreds of people descending on the Capitol to tell their representatives about the …
When a Private Museum Has Massive Public Support

By Alexandra Nicholis Coon

Even before the 2008 financial collapse only 56 percent of museums received support from local government, and that funding made up about 10 percent of their overall operating budget. The most recent financial analysis by Grantmakers in …
Every Museum Has a Story to Tell: Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum

By Ember Farber

Who: Museums and elected officials around the country! What: Annual Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum week. When: August 12-16, or whenever your elected officials and staff can make it. Where: Your museum! Why: So elected officials can …
Show Congress How Vital Museums Are – Advocate from Anywhere During Museums Advocacy Day!

By Ember Farber

Right now hundreds of advocates are gathering in Washington, DC for Museums Advocacy Day 2019. But you don’t have to be on Capitol Hill to join the cause and speak up for museums. Use our updated Advocate from Anywhere tools to: …
A Snoopy license plate delivers more than mere peanuts to California museums

By Phil Kohlmetz

A special interest license plate is certainly an unconventional way to raise money for museums, and Snoopy’s path to plate-dom was certainly unconventional. But in late 2015, after nearly fifteen years of effort, California got its first …
How are you advocating for #museums this summer?

By Ember Farber

Ember Farber is the director of Advocacy at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In that role, she communicates with AAM’s advocate network and the field about federal policy issues and advocacy opportunities through legislative and …
How to Promote Museums’ Significance in our Nation

By Lindsey Steward

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Trusted Sources: Why Museums and Libraries Are More Relevant Than Ever

By Dr. David Skorton

Dr. David J. Skorton is the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian overseeing 19 museums and galleries, 20 libraries, the National Zoo and numerous research centers, including the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the Smithsonian Tropical …
#DayofFacts Questions Answered

By Mara Kurlandsky and Allison Hartley

In a recent article, Alli Hartley and Mara Kurlandsky wrote about the inspiration and goals for the #DayofFacts social media campaign taking place on Friday, February 17. Over the course of the past few weeks, they’ve received a number of …