done – Page 4 – American Alliance of Museums

Inviting Children In: Valuing The Youngest Museum Visitors

By Cynthia Raso, Tiffany McGettigan, Meredith Osborne, and Motoko Hioki

Is your museum seeking ways to activate its spaces with the enthusiasm of young learners? As museums strive to be more diverse and inclusive, museums of all types can embrace the larger movement to meaningfully engage young children. In …
Meet the Jurors for the 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition!

By Catherine Wood

The 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition is open for submissions! Consider sending in some of your organization’s best recent labels for the chance to be featured in the competition’s display at the Marketplace of …
Giving Thanks!

By Laura Lott

As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s important to take a moment to recognize and celebrate all of the people whose unique contributions make the American Alliance of Museums such a wonderful community. First, I must thank the …
Can a Toolkit Help a Museum Manage their Volunteer Program?

By Susan Zwerling

Exciting Update (12/12/19): In response to the survey results discussed in the November 2017 blog post below, our new toolkit Designing A Museum Volunteer Program is now available! I am so pleased to be part of an effort that began as a …
Six Tips for Making Virtual Reality a Reality

By David Whitemyer, AIA

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are coming to a museum near you. The Sep/Oct 2017 cover of AAM’s Museum featured a photo of a young woman wearing a VR headset at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of …
The Worcester Art Museum: A Re-envision Case Study

By Valerie Fletcher

THE VISION With the arrival of a new director in 2011, the board envisioned a more accessible and inclusive museum providing physical, sensory, intellectual, aesthetic, and social access for everyone. The board also aspired for the museum …
Reimagining the Museum in Medellín 2017

By Liz Neely

This week the Reimagining the Museum Conference of the Americas kicked off in Medellín, Colombia bringing together more than 600 museum professionals, from Argentina to Canada and around the world, to discuss the role of museums as social …
Some thoughts on visitor exhibition patterns

By Beverly Serrell

In a recent thread on Museum Junction, Beverly Serrell, director of Serrell & Associates, responded to a post titled Unintended Visitor Flow Pattern with some really helpful information. There are several basic assumptions that …
Coffee, Cacti, and Collaboration: National Program Committee Kicks off #AAM2018 in Phoenix

By Sam Moore

As a professional museum nerd, I can state for a fact that there is nothing more exciting than being in a room filled with other museum nerds–which is what makes AAM’s Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo so exciting. But every fall, long …
Looking in the Mirror and Making Changes

By Laura Lott

In every place I’ve worked, I’ve noticed two crucial keys to success: a bold but focused strategic plan and a strong, dynamic team culture. Without equal parts of both, it is hard for me to see a successful path forward. I probably sound …