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Toward Equity in Metadata: How Sandy Spring Museum Is Going beyond Reparative Cataloging
Equity: freedom from bias or favoritism Metadata: data that describes and provides context for digital items, which in turn helps users find and discover these resources. Though Black and white residents numbered almost equally throughout … -
Black History in Our Own Backyard: Building Community in a COVID World
Lately, at the Neill-Cochran House Museum we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what community means, and the best way we can define it for our institution. This question has become even more critical since the COVID-19 pandemic …
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AAM Supports Congressional Action to Protect the Smithsonian’s Independence
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Press Release
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) endorses The Smithsonian Integrity and …
Demographics of US Museum-Goers: 2026 Update
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This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2026 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, …
Embracing Community, Building Membership: Reversing the Decline in Lower-Level Giving
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Alliance Blog
Recent news from the world of US philanthropy is both optimistic and concerning. On the …