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Museums with a Future: Prioritizing Climate Resilience to Respond to a Changing World
This year’s TrendsWatch report spotlights the urgent need for humanity to curb our carbon emissions if we are to stave off the worst extremes of climate change. The term …
Protecting Collections During Renovation
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) provides a technical leaflet with tips for protecting collections during renovations. It alerts institutions to common sources of …
Design Guidance
The Whole Building Design Guide offers information on a wide range of building-related issues, criteria, and technology. The design guidance section of their website has information about …
How Museum Educators Are Using Strategic Foresight to Address Climate Change
In this series of posts, EdCom’s Trends Committee is taking a deeper look at emerging phenomena identified in the 2021 edition of TrendsWatch from the Center for the Future of …
Assess for Success
The AAM Museum Assessment Program inspired the Janet Turner Print Museum to expand its programming, collection, and collaboration with campus and commun…
FIRE! Providing Comfort in a Moment of Crisis
Museums make their communities better, stronger, and more resilient in myriad ways. Some of these are directly related to their missions: enriching local education, improving health and …
Museum Staff as Disaster Service Workers
Last month I put out a call on Museum Junction for examples of museums helping their communities plan for and respond to disasters. Among the many exceptional stories submitted by …
Crafting the Museum Experience: How Mingei International Museum Centered Mission and Visitor Experience in a Major Renovation
In September 2021, Mingei International Museum will reopen after a three-year, fifty-five-million-dollar renovation. This ambitious and unique capital project, completed in partnership with …
How a Secret Weapon Normally Used to Keep Precious Artworks Clean Is Helping Museums Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic
“What’s good for works of art is good for human beings also. Museum environments are exceptionally clean and healthy.” –Gary Tinterow, Director, Museum of Fine Art…
Facing the Rising Tide: How the Whitney Museum of American Art Addresses Resiliency and Storm Preparedness Through Design
With rising sea levels and stronger floods and hurricane seasons, priceless cultural sites and museum collections around the world are increasingly under threat from severe weather events …
Eye of the Storm: How Do Museums Prepare for Hurricanes during a Pandemic?
It’s a Thursday afternoon in July and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR) is almost empty. Director Marta Mabel Pérez is in her office, leading a virtual hub of staff and other …
Security and Operational Priorities for Reopening Cultural Institutions
Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we …
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Attending this year’s AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo, one of my priorities was to take in some of the rich variety of research-related sessions on offer. I was particularly interested …
The Greater Good: A Q&A with Author Sandy Skees on Purpose
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If you know me and follow this series, you probably know about my obsession with purpose and its power to make good organizations great. When I come across a book or article on purpose, I …
What Can Museums Learn from the Connected Learning Framework?
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Alliance Blog
How would you try to convince a naysayer of the value of arts education? Maybe you would plead for the value of these subjects in their own right, citing the mind-expanding powers of …