TrendsWatch 2019 – American Alliance of Museums

Explore How Museums Can Rebuild Public Trust

By Elizabeth Merritt

Would you like to explore how museums can use their superpower of trust? This new video and discussion guide about “Truth, Trust, and Fake News”—the first chapter in CFM’s TrendsWatch 2019—is designed for use by museum studies programs, …
Talking with Visitors About the Eviction Crisis

By Dr. Sarah Leavitt

This year’s TrendsWatch profiles several museums working to educate the public about homelessness and housing insecurity. One of the exhibitions I highlighted was Evicted, presented by the National Building Museum from April 2018-May 2019. …
American Alliance of Museums Releases TrendsWatch, A Look At the Future of Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – March 19, 2019 – Trust in government, media, academia, industry, and even nonprofit organizations is at an all-time low. Given these declines, how can nonprofits in general, and museums in particular, …
TrendsWatch 2019: Ledger de Main: How blockchain is transforming transactions

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain …
TrendsWatch 2019: Truth, Trust, and Fake News

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “Trust is the foundation of society. Where there is no truth, there can be no trust, and where there is no trust, there can be no …
The Self-Care Ritual of Retreats

By Michelle Dezember

One reason I love museum people is that they work so hard to make the world a better place. But all too often, I see colleagues burn out and leave our field because they did not make time to care for themselves. Hence my recent dive into …
Handing the Mic to People Experiencing Homelessness

By Terence Lester

For me, the most exciting part of publishing TrendsWatch is making new connections with people doing great work around each issues’ themes. One of the topics we address in TrendsWatch 2019 is homeless and housing insecurity. In a happy …
Introducing TrendsWatch 2019

By Elizabeth Merritt

The Alliance’s annual forecasting report is now available! The new edition of TrendsWatch explores truth and trust, decolonization, blockchain, homelessness and housing insecurity, and self-care. Visit the TrendsWatch 2019 landing page to …
TrendsWatch 2019 Executive Summary

By Elizabeth Merritt

TrendsWatch 2019 is available as a PDF download Download the executive summary for freeMuseums and Trust: video and discussion guide: $50 Full PDF Download: Free to members ($10 for non-members) Purchase a print copy: $15.00 Each edition …