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ISO Stories about the Future of Voluntary Repatriation, Restitution, and Reparations
From the digital desk of Elizabeth Merritt, Vice President, Strategic Foresight and Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums: Museum people are natural storytellers, attuned to making sense of the world through words, images, … -
Peering Over the Next Horizon of Museum Practice
Why is it so hard to make change?! Even when we (museum people) know that parts of our work are in urgent need of reform, progress can be glacially slow. In fact, that’s natural. Humans are hardwired for caution, and it often seems … -
Building an Equitable Future: Museums and Reparations
Today is Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved black people in America. This holiday is a big deal here in my home town of Washington D.C. Not coincidentally, today the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will trek up Capitol Hill to …
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August Advocacy Alert: Save the Date Museums Advocacy Day 2027, Take Action, Appropriations, and more
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Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – July 31, 2026 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Webinar: What It’s Like …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 17 Museums Achieve This Distinction
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Press Release
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only …
AI Futures: The Cost of Doing Nothing
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
This is the third entry in CFM’s summer series on the perils and promise of artificial …