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Introducing the 2022 Edition of TrendsWatch
As a child, I fell in love with museums for the good they did for me: providing a place of wonder, exploration, refuge, and, as I aged into teen-dom, an opportunity for meaningful work as a volunteer. As an adult, I fell in love with … -
FIRE! Providing Comfort in a Moment of Crisis
Museums make their communities better, stronger, and more resilient in myriad ways. Some of these are directly related to their missions: enriching local education, improving health and well-being via arts engagement, providing context … -
Museum Staff as Disaster Service Workers
Last month I put out a call on Museum Junction for examples of museums helping their communities plan for and respond to disasters. Among the many exceptional stories submitted by respondents, one stood out by virtue of framing the issue … -
Thinking about the Unthinkable: Disaster preparedness and emergency response plans for small museums
Since 1981, the Museum Assessment Program (MAP) has been assisting small and mid-sized museums in their quest to achieve best practices and national standards. The process begins with an application to AAM for one of the assessments, … -
Collaborating with Emergency Responders to Protect Cultural Heritage
Protecting cultural heritage collections is crucial to preserving our nation’s history, sustaining the economy, and fostering resilience so that communities can respond to and recover from disasters of all shapes and sizes. Most cultural …
Tag: emergency response
Upcoming Events
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Affinity Community Town Hall
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Environmental Monitoring for Collections of All Sizes
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AAM LGBTQ+ Museum Professionals Affinity Community: An Invitation to Reconnect
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2026 AIC & CAC Annual Meeting & Conference
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Latest Stories from AAM
When Business Partners Become Advocates: Event Network at Museum Advocacy Day 2026
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Advocacy
For over 15 years, Museums Advocacy Day has brought together museum professionals, …
Re-imagining Museums as Sites of Repair at AAM2026
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
How can museums use their significant assets: space, resources, art works, relationships, …
Digital Innovations in Collections Stewardship and Access at Jewish Museums
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On-Demand Programs
This is a moderated discussion with two Jewish museum leaders who have used digital tools …