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Tackling the Truth

By Amanda Ohlke & Courtney Peagler

How three museums have successfully presented programs on difficult issues. This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s May/June 2025 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. Historically, the public has viewed museums as trustworthy …
The Best Museum Cafés and Restaurants, According to Museum People

By Joseph O'Neill

Any seasoned museumgoer knows that feeling a few hours into a visit. You came in energized, eager, and attentive, ready to conquer some exhibitions, but now you’re losing steam. The wall texts are running together; you’re breezing past …
How Are Museums Celebrating Juneteenth This Year?

By Joseph O'Neill

As of 2021, the United States has a new federal holiday: Juneteenth. In the years since June 19, 1865—when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the remaining African Americans …
Social Media Can Transform Your Museum: An interview with Lanae Spruce

By Josette Souza

I’ll never forget the moment I began to understand the true power of social media. It was 2015 and I was working for a popular online feminist magazine. My job involved reading every one of the hundreds of Facebook comments that would pour …

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