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Speak Up for Museums This Week!
Amplify Museum Voices Hundreds of your museum colleagues are participating in Museums Advocacy Day this week, and YOU can back them up by sending letters or calling your members of …
Urgent: Protect IMLS from Indiscriminate Staffing Cuts
Please take a moment today to contact your members of Congress and express concerns about potential indiscriminate staffing cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). As a …
Impact of Executive Orders and Pause on Disbursement of Federal Funds
The recent federal funding freeze and Executive Orders are having profound effects on communities, organizations, and museums. We know this brings uncertainty, and we’re here to help …
January Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy Day Registration Closes Soon
Advocacy Alert – January 10, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: One Week Left to Register: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 President Trump to Take Office, 119th Congress Convenes: …
December Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy Day Registration is Open
Advocacy Alert – December 13, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Register Today: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24-25 Take Action: Contact Congress in Support …
November Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy and What the election means for museums
Advocacy Alert – November 15, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Registration Opening Soon: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 – Feb. 24-25 Nominate a Legislator: Nominate a …
October Advocacy Updates – Fall Advocacy and Speak Up for Museums
In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for Museums: October Appropriations Update Resources: Was your Museum Impacted by the Hurricane? Mark Your Calendars: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 in …
September Advocacy Updates: Congress Returns and NVRD 2024
In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for Museums: Congress Returns for September News You Can Use: IMLS Grant Opportunities Plan to Participate: National Voter Registration Day 2024 is …
August Appropriations Update: Keep Speaking Up for Museums
In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: August Appropriations Update: Keep Speaking Up for Museums – Contact Congress #InviteCongress 2024: It’s Time for Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Civic …
Take Action Now! Urge Senators to Support Funding for IMLS
Advocacy Alert – July 24, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Take Action Now! Urge Senators to Support Funding for IMLS NEH/NEA: Amendments to Slash Funding Fail on House Floor …
Urgent – Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS
Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: URGENT! Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS #InviteCongress 2024: Use Our How-To Guide to Participate Civic …
Act Now to Speak Up for Museums!
Advocacy Alert – June 7, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Appropriations Update: Act Now to Speak Up for Museums! Start Today: Plan to Participate in #InviteCongress 2024 …
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Breaking Down Visitation by Museum Type: 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 …
Museums Advocacy Day 2025 Welcome Remarks
Good morning—I’m Marilyn Jackson, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums and I’m happy to welcome you to the 17th annual Museums Advocacy Day. AAM was founded 119 years …
Saying No: A Practical Guide
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Alliance Blog
Most of us in the museum field feel we have too much work and too little time. No matter how much we get done, our to-do lists never seem to get any shorter—only longer by leaps and bounds. …