Museum, the Alliance’s award-winning magazine published bi-monthly, addresses the issues and challenges facing museums today and is a must-read for those who work for museums and those who love them.
Interested in writing for Museum? Explore the Museum magazine editorial calendar themes, and submit your quick article pitch for an upcoming issue.
January/February 2025
TrendsWatch: Mapping Complexity
This year’s TrendsWatch report, available first to AAM members in Museum, looks at the trends museums must navigate in a complex, layered future: the DEI backlash, changes in volunteerism, and digital vulnerabilities. Learn how these issues are intertwined, and why they are as salient as ever in museum work today.
🔒 Individual and Museum Tier 2, Tier 3, Ally, and Industry Members can access the full digital edition, which includes all articles, more news from across the field, and other features including news from the team at AAM. Join today!
Here’s how you can get involved or write for Museum:
- If you have expertise and perspectives to share about any of the upcoming themes (see the Museum Magazine Editorial Calendar), you can submit a quick article pitch (of 100 words or less) to be considered for this or other AAM content platforms! Each issue of Museum includes four Feature articles and one or two Point of View articles.
- Share what’s new at your museum, and it may be included in the First Look section of an upcoming issue.
- Share individual news about yourself or others—including a promotion, kudos, retirement, or in memoriam—and it may be included in the Tributes and Transitions sections of an upcoming issue.
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