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Info Session for AAM’s Fellowship Program for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion: Video and Transcript

By Joseph O'Neill

Transcript Tonya Matthews, Director of Inclusion: So, we want to get started with a bit of logistics and overview. My name is Dr. Tonya Matthews. I am the Director of Inclusion here at the American Alliance of Museums. I am supported this …
The World is Better Because of Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

Museum professionals from across the globe share personal stories about how museums play a vital role in society and can have a powerful, positive impact in the lives of the individuals and greater communities they serve. Transcript Laura …
AAM Spotlight: Wesam Mohamed, Curator at Ministry of Antiquities, Egypt

By American Alliance of Museums

Through support from the Getty Foundation, Wesam Mohamed was able to attend the 2018 AAM Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Hear about her journey as a museum professional and how the experience at the Annual Meeting has shaped her career in …
Opening Session and Keynote Speaker Kevin Jennings

By Kevin Jennings

Kevin Jennings, president of the Tenement Museum and Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education, shares how everyone's story is worth telling and reminds us that we're only a generation removed from the widespread silencing of LG…
Keynote Speakers Donovan Livingston & Frank Waln

By Donovan Livingston and Frank Waln

Award-winning educator Donovan Livingston and Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist Frank Waln explore what a decolonized system of education would look like and how museums can p…
Keynote Speaker Ericka Huggins

By Ericka Huggins

Get inspired by keynote speaker Ericka Huggins -- educator, Black Panther Party member, and former politica…
The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences

By American Alliance of Museums

Delivered March 22, 2016, at the Building Arts Audiences: The Philadelphia Summit, Will Miller presents findings from the Wallace Foundation report, The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences (2014). Watch the …
Build Your Audience Through Strategic Organizational Alignment

By American Alliance of Museums

Internationally renowned for his expertise in arts management, Michael Kaiser discusses the importance of organizational alignment around audience-building initiatives. Kaiser uses examples from his work at the Kennedy Center and Alvin …
Balancing the Equation

By Elizabeth Merritt

I had the pleasure, last month, of addressing attendees at the League of American Orchestra’s conference in St. Louis. They invited me to share some insights from the museum world about the forces shaping our shared future. As is often …

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