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4 Ideas to Create Linguistic Accessibility at Museums

Irma Cedeno Verdon standing at a podium with the logo of The Met on it
By Irma Cedeno Verdon

Empathy Interventions: Mia Experiments with Cultivating Empathy in Museum Visitors

By Alice Anderson & Karleen Gardner

Cravings Nourished: Museum experiences that elicit emotions

Image of Matthew Ramirez standing behind a bouquet of beautiful flowers wearing a green suit and tie. A white man with long dark brown hair with a beard and moustache looks off to the left into the distance.
By Matthew Ramirez

Latest Stories from AAM

Membership Motivations and Barriers: An Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story

By Susie Wilkening
Category: Alliance Blog
This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2021 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. Every year, the …

The Future of Museum Funding Resource

Logo of Center of the Future of Museum's Space Slug
By Elizabeth Merritt
Exploring the impact of executive orders, actions, and policies on museum income streams and business models This resource from the Alliance’s Center for the Future of Museums …

August Advocacy Alert: Take Action to Support IMLS, NEA, and NEH, and other updates

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By American Alliance of Museums
Category: Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – August 8, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Take Action: Tell Congress to Protect Museum Funding Congress has been moving forward on FY26 funding for the federal …

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