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The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events

In being a museum professional during the social media age, there are few things cooler than getting to be a Social Media Journalist for the American Alliance of Museum (AAM) conference. In …

Opening Session and Keynote Speaker 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 …

Keynote Speakers Donovan Livingston & 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

Get inspired by keynote speaker Ericka Huggins -- educator, Black Panther Party member, and former politica…

Latest Stories from AAM

In the Line of Duty: Supporting and Training Frontline Museum Staff

Category: Human Resources
The American Alliance of Museums offers the following information as guidance. Thank you to Dorothy Svgdik and Samantha Doolin for their review and critique of the content. The information …

Painting a Fuller Portrait of American Latinos: A Q&A with Jorge Zamanillo

Category: Alliance Blog
In the demographics of the United States, Latinos are ascendant. As of the 2020 Census, people identifying as Hispanic or Latino make up 19 percent of the country—the second largest racial …

Homeschool Families: A 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story

Category: Alliance Blog
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 …

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