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Becoming a Data Startup – Part 2

By Robert Stein

It’s time again for our next installment of Becoming a Data Startup! For those of you who read along in our last post, you learned some simple tips and tricks for formatting your data that I promised would make things easier for analysis …
The Most Important Question to Ask in a Capital Campaign

By Nina Simon

Nina Simon is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and author of The Participatory Museum (2010), The Art of Relevance (2016) and the popular Museum 2.0 blog. This article was originally published on Museum …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/31/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories about catalyzing empathy, planning for Brexit-effects, decolonizing archives, recognizing video games and making a comeback. Enjoy! 1. The Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Miami-Dade Police Department, …
Cape Fear Museum Goes to Space (Place)

By Pepper Hill

Pepper Hill is a museum educator at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington, NC. The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science recently opened an interactive experience, called Space Place, inspired by and modeled after the …
Teaching Students to be Change Makers: Civic Education at Morven Park

By Abby Pfisterer

Abby Pfisterer is the Director of Education at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia. In this role, she leads the development of K-12 school programs that teach students the skills, knowledge, and mindset they need to be leaders and change …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/24/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories about the importance of museums and why now is the time to advocate on behalf of funding sources, equity in our organizations and creative problem-solving. Enjoy! 1. More than 700 advocates …
Breaking the Silence to Awaken Your Muse

By Detrice L. Roberts

Detrice Roberts is a graduate student, pursuing her M.A. in History from Jackson State University. Everyone has a muse – a source of inspiration. It’s what awakens inner beauty and arouses the artist within. Merriam-Webster defines art as …
Our Institutions as Sanctuaries

By Eduardo Díaz

Eduardo Díaz is the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center and a 30-year veteran of arts administration. He is an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Secretary and Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research as well as to Congress and …
Meet Arthur Affleck, the Alliance’s New VP of Development

By Joseph Klem

On March 20, AAM welcomed Arthur Affleck as our new vice president of development. Arthur will lead all aspects of the Alliance’s fundraising programs and activities with the primary goal of building a culture of philanthropy in support of …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/17/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories of the federal budget, the role of museums as hosts for dialogue in difficult times and a story of cross-cultural empathy. Enjoy! 1. It’s official folks, the president’s first budget formally …