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American Alliance of Museums Welcomes Four New Board Members and New Board Leadership

For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced that four leading …

The Committee on Museum Professional Training (CoMPT) becomes the new Museum Studies Network

Forty-five years ago, Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a legendary tennis match. John Dean testified on the Watergate scandal before the U.S. …

Museums are Better Because of AAM

Museum professionals from across the globe share personal stories about how AAM plays a vital role in their careers and for their institutions. Transcript  Laura Lott: The mission of the …

AAM 2019 Slate of Candidates for Board of Directors

AAM’s Board of Directors has nominated seven distinguished professionals from the museum field and beyond as candidates to serve on the Board with terms that begin in May 2019. Four are …

Congratulations, it’s a baby Professional Network!

Today, in conjunction with AAM and my brilliant colleagues Sarah Erdman and Dina Bailey, I’m excited to announce the arrival on the scene of a new Professional Network just for consultants, …

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The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2024

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The Most Active Museum Junction Threads of 2024

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Thanks to a recent renovation, AAM’s community forum Museum Junction is bigger and better than ever, with a host of new features and a growing list of nearly thirty branch communities …

Twelve Museum Innovations in 2024

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Every week, Dispatches from the Center for the Future of Museums gives you an update on how the future is looking, for our world and for our field. In addition to broad signals of social, …

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