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Museums and the Elephant in the Room: The Slave Dwelling Project

Category: On-Demand Programs: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
This recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held November 1-2, 2023. Museums and historic sites have the potential to address historical injustices through reparative practices, …

Making History Accessible: Toolkit for Multisensory Interpretation

Category: On-Demand Programs
In 2019, the Intrepid Museum and New York University Ability Project brought together staff of historic sites, disability advocates, and experts in historic preservation and museum …

Future Chat: Diving into Museum Data

Category: On-Demand Programs
As the country rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, how are museums doing? Who is coming to museums and why, how does attendance compare to pre-pandemic norms? What are the barriers to …

Telling Trans Stories Through Collections and Exhibitions

Category: On-Demand Programs
View this recorded webinar organized by the co-chairs of the AAM LGBTQ+ Alliance’s Task Force for Transgender Inclusion, panelists Margaret Middleton and Eric Feingold share their …

Creative Agers Throughout History

Category: Alliance Blog
I’ve recommended Gene D. Cohen’s book The Creative Age any number of times in these Ad Summa blogs, and one of the elements that makes the book so memorable is the continuing list in the …

Engagement Strategies During Times of Low (or no) Attendance

Category: On-Demand Programs: Engaging Audiences
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. This session looks at how museums can engage with their audience during times of low, no, or altered …

Considering AR or VR? Learn What We Learned from Our Projects and Visitors!

Category: On-Demand Programs: Digital Programming
Embarking on an augmented or virtual reality project can be daunting. Learn what to watch out for, account for, and steer toward so you can avoid (or at least prepare for) problems that may …

When Robots Learn to be Creative, What Happens to Informal Learning

Category: On-Demand Programs: Future of Museums
The proliferation of AI, particularly Large-Language Models, has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in formal education. This presentation explores the factors driving the increasing …

60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Small Museums are Thriving!

Category: On-Demand Programs
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. In this fast-paced and dynamic session, four small museum professionals showcase how small museums – which face …

Protected: Imprint Series: The Social Work of Museums

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Bookstore

Bookstore Browse books, reports, and toolkits, as well as discounts for AAM Members. Jump to: Books Toolkits Reports & Salary Surveys TrendsWatch Book Titles From titles covering DEAI …

Agents Of Change: How IMPs Can Inspire & Partner With Their Clients

Category: On-Demand Programs: Career Management
 Handout of additional resources Slides from webinar What does it take to mobilize institutions to question their role in society, shift their culture, and better serve their communities? …

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