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Call for Applications: Aroha Fellowship for Museums & Creative Aging
Last week the Alliance launched the search for our first senior fellow. With the generous support of Aroha Philanthropies, this individual will spend two years advancing the work of museums …
Our Shared Responsibility: A conversation with Joanne Jones-Rizzi
Joanne Jones-Rizzi began working at the Boston Children’s Museum in 1985, focusing on issues of access and equity. In 2004, she left Boston to work on the “RACE: Are We So Different?” …
A Conversation with Kathleen McLean
Kathleen McLean is the recipient of the 2018 AAM Distinguished Service to Museums Award, which recognizes an individual’s excellence and contributions to the museum field for at least 20 …
A Conversation with Hallie Winter
Hallie Winter, curator at the Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is the recipient of the 2018 Nancy Hanks Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, which honors a museum …
Speaking as a Listener
Throughout the Annual Meeting, I became curious about how we, as museum professionals, share our learning experiences with each other. I found that my favorite speakers were master …
Sketchnote-taking: Suggestions from Shaelyn
When I was packing to head to Phoenix for AAM2018, I stuffed my suitcase full of dresses to be ready for the Arizona heat, jackets to be ready for the convention-center air conditioning, …
Finding Ways to Respect the Past (But not the way you think)
It’s never easy starting a new job, or being the new person at a museum, Joan Baldwin shares why it is so important to try and set your own bias aside when trying to fit in to a new …
Take time to reflect on the AAM Annual Meeting
Museum workers often fulfill singular positions in their institutions. The annual American Alliance of Museums (AAM) conference is one chance to meet up with global peers. These …
Name Badge Faces *OUT* (& Other Conference Suggestions…) Beatty ‘s Maxim #5
This post was originally published on Medium, March 20, 2018. Republished here with permission. The past decade or so, I have marked the true beginning of spring not with the flowers …
What’s the Best Path to a Top Museum Job? We Analyzed the Training of 100 Curators to Find Out
What is the best career preparation that will ultimately result in landing a curatorial job in museums? That’s the question that this article unpacks through a study of 100 curators …
Receiving the Nancy Hanks award (and what the heck is professional development, anyway)
Emily Graslie is Chief Curiosity Correspondent for The Field Museum in Chicago, and the host, creator, and writer for its educational YouTube series, The Brain Scoop @ehmee Around this time …
