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Collections lie at the heart of most museums, so naturally, values regarding the ownership and control of collections are central to museum ethics. In 2023, AAM launched the Voluntary Repatriation,…
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Future Chat: Navigating the Culture Wars
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Museums across the country are increasingly caught up in partisan skirmishes, called out for their exhibits, programming, or for taking (or not taking) a stand on current events. What kinds of pres…
on Sep 5
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Future Chat: Diving into Museum Data
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Get the scoop on all the latest museum-goer data during this free webinar on November 14.
on Tue, 1AM
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If Museums Were a Horror Movie…
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Let’s face it: there’s something about museums that’s just a little spooky. They’re usually quiet (some would say eerily so), they’re often in old buildings (some woul…
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TrendsWatch: Navigating a Volatile Future
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Welcome to TrendsWatch, CFM’s annual forecasting report. This year the report explores volatility—strategic foresight parlance for the speed of change. That speed has been increasing exponentially …
on Mon, 1AM
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Repeat Visitation at Museums: A 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story
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This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. Every year, the survey part…
on Oct 7
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Museum Social Impact in Practice Launches with Forty Museum Participants
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Arlington, VA–Today, the American Alliance of Museums announced forty museums participating in the upcoming Museum Social Impact in Practice (MSIIP) cohort, which will launch in Fall 2024. MS…
on Oct 6
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Demographics of US Museum-Goers: A 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story Update
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This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. Every year, the survey part…
on Sep 24
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Museum Board Leadership 2024: A National Report
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Knowing the essential role board members play in the vitality of our field, the first iteration of this report measured the performance of museum boards on a field-wide scale, taking a close look at diversity, culture, and finances.
on Sep 17
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Save the date for the virtual Future of Museums Summit October 29-30, 2024
on Sep 11
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Museums & Data: How to strengthen museums across your state with the Annual Survey of Museum-Goers
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Each year, hundreds of museums nationwide use the Annual Survey of Museum-Goers to improve how they engage with their communities.
on Sep 8
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8 Steps for Growing Investable Assets
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At Northern Trust, we understand the value of partnership and shared history. Like the American Alliance of Museums, we believe that a community of like-minded individuals and organizations can mea…
on Aug 23
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Message from the President: Museums for an Open Mind
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This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s July/August 2024 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. When I worked at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the audience surveys we conducted re…
on Aug 10
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Future Chat: Coping with Climate Risk
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Join CFM director Elizabeth Merritt for Future Chats—a new series from AAM exploring trends, breaking news, and implications for our sector.
on Aug 3
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Call for Proposals! Help Populate the Program of the Next Future of Museums Summit
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Is your museum caught up in culture wars, striving to decarbonize the future, experimenting with artificial intelligence, or combating the loneliness epidemic? Those are the themes of this year’s T…
on Jun 26
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What Works for Building Audiences? Let’s Review the Data.
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One of the biggest issues museums face right now is diminished attendance. Years after most pandemic-induced closures have lifted, the majority of institutions have still seen only a partial return…
on Jun 23
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Celebrating Deaf Culture: How 5 Leading Museums Approach Accessibility and ASL Year-Round
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After I asked my husband to repeat himself multiple times in one conversation, he eventually turned to me and said, “You don’t hear anything I say. Please get your hearing checked.” I balked at his…
on May 25
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Striving for Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing
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In just a few months, a quarter of the twenty-first century will be behind us. Much has changed in museums over that time. Some of that change has been brought on by technology and new ways to do o…
on Apr 12
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You don’t have to be in Washington, D.C. to make the case for museums. Your voice matters wherever you are advocating from. Use the advocacy tools below to join the cause and speak up for mus…
on Mar 3
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Museums play an essential role in cultural and social life across the US. They tell our stories, preserve our heritage, interpret the past, and explore the future. In this way, museums enrich our l…
on Mar 1
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Neurodivergent Needs: A Q&A with ADDitude Magazine
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If museums want to be welcoming and accessible, one of the areas they must consider is neurodiversity. How do the ways we process information and stimuli differ from person to person, and how can w…
on Feb 21
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Recruiting the Future of the Future
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I am very happy to announce that the Alliance is recruiting an Assistant Director for the Center for the Future of Museums. I hope you will broadcast that news, and help us find the person who will…
on Feb 15
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Out of Sight: How Museums Can Harness the Blind Perspective to Enrich Visitor Experiences
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Do blind people enjoy visiting museums? Yes and no. Cheryl Fogle-Hatch and Don Winiecki captured this complicated reality in 2020, when they conducted a survey of blind adults discussing their feel…
on Jan 27
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Award for Distinguished Service to Museums
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The most prestigious award for individuals in the US museum profession, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums recognizes an individual’s significant and sustained contributions to the muse…
on Jan 21
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When the Ancestors Call to You
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When we think about barriers to change, practical issues like time, money, and legal issues often are top of mind. This can be true, for example, when museums talk about repatriation, whether volun…
on Jan 21
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60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Museum Philanthropy and Membership after a Pandemic
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Building museum resilience begins with diversifying revenue sources and creating long-term philanthropic partnerships. Philanthropy—and its symbolic and lucrative community-centered sibling, member…
on Jan 21
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The Alliance presents awards to members of Congress who have demonstrated exemplary support for museums. Nominations are accepted from the museum field each year and awards are presented during Mus…
on Nov 17
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Moments That Matter: Toward a Visitor-Centered Understanding of Belonging in Museum Spaces
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Imagine being a visitor or a member of a visiting group walking into the lobby of a museum you’re familiar with: you see a sign proclaiming “you belong here.” How would you get a sense of belonging…
on Nov 13, 2023
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The Next Horizon of Museum Practice: Voluntary Repatriation, Restitution, and Reparations
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Interested in Repatriation, Restitution, and Reparations? Attend the virtual Future of Museums Summit, November 1-2, 2023. Collections lie at the heart of most museums, so naturally values regardin…
on Oct 31, 2023
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Empowering Provenance Research in the Age of Big Data and (Re)Generative Artificial Intelligence
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Six years ago, I started a project called ReMasterpieces that used some of the leading AI techniques of that time to recreate works of art that were stolen and subsequently lost or destroyed by the…
on Oct 12, 2023