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The Senate may soon consider appropriations bills, including funding for IMLS and other agencies. Advocacy efforts have helped maintain IMLS funding, but further action is needed to ensure its protection.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Senate may soon consider appropriations bills, including funding for IMLS and other agencies. Advocacy efforts have helped maintain IMLS funding, but further action is needed to ensure its protection.
Community engagement transforms museums into dynamic, inclusive spaces that reflect local experiences and cultures. This fosters diverse participation, builds trust, and enhances educational impact, ensuring museums remain relevant and impactful.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Community engagement transforms museums into dynamic, inclusive spaces that reflect local experiences and cultures. This fosters diverse participation, builds trust, and enhances educational impact, ensuring museums remain relevant and impactful.
Countries use diplomacy, legal action, and public advocacy to repatriate stolen cultural objects. This includes negotiating with current holders, pursuing legal claims, and leveraging public pressure to encourage voluntary restitution.
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Countries use diplomacy, legal action, and public advocacy to repatriate stolen cultural objects. This includes negotiating with current holders, pursuing legal claims, and leveraging public pressure to encourage voluntary restitution.
Audience analysis in museums involves comprehending the characteristics, needs, and behaviors of visitors to enhance their experience and boost engagement. This analysis helps museums design more relevant exhibits, educational programs, and marketing strategies.
October 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Audience analysis in museums involves comprehending the characteristics, needs, and behaviors of visitors to enhance their experience and boost engagement. This analysis helps museums design more relevant exhibits, educational programs, and marketing strategies.
We acknowledge the difficult situation many of you are facing due to the government shutdown and the furloughs impacting your lives and careers. You are not alone. Our alumni community is here to offer support and resources. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need support. Stay connected.
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We acknowledge the difficult situation many of you are facing due to the government shutdown and the furloughs impacting your lives and careers. You are not alone. Our alumni community is here to offer support and resources. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need support. Stay connected.
Museums today face several crucial challenges that require the collective involvement of everyone in the field. By sharing resources and experiences, museums can work together to overcome these obstacles and ensure the preservation and appreciation of cultural heritage.
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Museums today face several crucial challenges that require the collective involvement of everyone in the field. By sharing resources and experiences, museums can work together to overcome these obstacles and ensure the preservation and appreciation of cultural heritage.
Technology enhances museum experiences by engaging visitors, streamlining operations, and preserving collections. Tailored solutions like interactive displays and digital archives align with museum goals and visitor preferences.
October 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Technology enhances museum experiences by engaging visitors, streamlining operations, and preserving collections. Tailored solutions like interactive displays and digital archives align with museum goals and visitor preferences.
Personalized museum experiences, through curated exhibits and interactive tools, enhance engagement, comprehension, and satisfaction, promoting inclusivity and encouraging repeat visits.
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Personalized museum experiences, through curated exhibits and interactive tools, enhance engagement, comprehension, and satisfaction, promoting inclusivity and encouraging repeat visits.
Museums can serve as powerful community centers bridging culture, education, and social engagement. Museums can strengthen community bonds by hosting workshops, art exhibits, and forums, becoming more accessible and relevant to everyday life. Where to start? Ask all stakeholders, how can I help you?
September 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Museums can serve as powerful community centers bridging culture, education, and social engagement. Museums can strengthen community bonds by hosting workshops, art exhibits, and forums, becoming more accessible and relevant to everyday life. Where to start? Ask all stakeholders, how can I help you?
Develop a museum exhibition and programming schedule by defining goals, assessing resources, and mapping out an annual calendar. Align events with exhibits, coordinate with local events, and involve stakeholders for alignment with the institution’s mission.
September 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Develop a museum exhibition and programming schedule by defining goals, assessing resources, and mapping out an annual calendar. Align events with exhibits, coordinate with local events, and involve stakeholders for alignment with the institution’s mission.
Updates from AAM advocacy efforts. Advocacy is needed to support IMLS funding. The court upheld an injunction against dismantling IMLS. The House (35% cut) and Senate (current funding) bills propose different funding levels for the NEA and NEH. AAM & censorship.
www.aam-us.org/2025/08/15/a...
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AAM Statement on the Growing Threats of Censorship Against U.S. Museums
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA–Today, the American Alliance of Museums, the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum field, issued a statement in response to the gro…
www.aam-us.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Updates from AAM advocacy efforts. Advocacy is needed to support IMLS funding. The court upheld an injunction against dismantling IMLS. The House (35% cut) and Senate (current funding) bills propose different funding levels for the NEA and NEH. AAM & censorship.
www.aam-us.org/2025/08/15/a...
www.aam-us.org/2025/08/15/a...
Teamwork is essential for museums, enabling collaboration among staff with unique expertise. It ensures seamless coordination in planning exhibitions, preserving collections, engaging audiences, and managing operations.
September 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Teamwork is essential for museums, enabling collaboration among staff with unique expertise. It ensures seamless coordination in planning exhibitions, preserving collections, engaging audiences, and managing operations.
Museums use exhibitions to communicate with audiences, presenting collections and multimedia to engage visitors intellectually and emotionally. Exhibition designers create immersive experiences by blending storytelling, spatial design, and interactive elements.
September 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Museums use exhibitions to communicate with audiences, presenting collections and multimedia to engage visitors intellectually and emotionally. Exhibition designers create immersive experiences by blending storytelling, spatial design, and interactive elements.
To find a museum job, identify your desired role and research museums that align with your interests. Tailor your application materials, network, and apply broadly to increase your chances of success.
August 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
To find a museum job, identify your desired role and research museums that align with your interests. Tailor your application materials, network, and apply broadly to increase your chances of success.
Networking is crucial for museums and museum professionals, fostering exchange of ideas, best practices, and collaborative opportunities. It strengthens partnerships, supports funding, and enhances cultural and educational impact.
August 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Networking is crucial for museums and museum professionals, fostering exchange of ideas, best practices, and collaborative opportunities. It strengthens partnerships, supports funding, and enhances cultural and educational impact.
Self-censorship in museums undermines their educational purpose by avoiding controversial topics and presenting incomplete histories and art. This erodes public trust and deprives audiences of confronting complex truths.
August 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Self-censorship in museums undermines their educational purpose by avoiding controversial topics and presenting incomplete histories and art. This erodes public trust and deprives audiences of confronting complex truths.
Diverse museum staff bring unique perspectives and expertise, fostering innovative approaches to curation, education, and exhibit design. Museums can attract diverse talent by emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, providing professional development, and showcasing diverse career paths.
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Diverse museum staff bring unique perspectives and expertise, fostering innovative approaches to curation, education, and exhibit design. Museums can attract diverse talent by emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, providing professional development, and showcasing diverse career paths.
Join us for a Conversation on Memory, Landscape, & Justice in Archaeology
Saturday, August 9, 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
Preserving memory, place, and identity through documentation African American cemeteries.
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Saturday, August 9, 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
Preserving memory, place, and identity through documentation African American cemeteries.
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Memory, Landscape, and Honoring Those Who Came Before Us
Join archaeologists and descendant community members for a discussion and short documentary about memory, landscape, and justice in archaeological practice. This is a free public event in the theater ...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Join us for a Conversation on Memory, Landscape, & Justice in Archaeology
Saturday, August 9, 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
Preserving memory, place, and identity through documentation African American cemeteries.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Saturday, August 9, 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
Preserving memory, place, and identity through documentation African American cemeteries.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Museum objects possess inherent power to convey stories, evoke emotions, and connect individuals to historical, cultural, or artistic narratives.
July 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Museum objects possess inherent power to convey stories, evoke emotions, and connect individuals to historical, cultural, or artistic narratives.
Museums strategically combine revenue-generating activities with their core educational and cultural objectives to balance fulfilling their mission with financial sustainability. By diversifying income streams museums ensure a steady flow of funds without compromising their mission.
July 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Museums strategically combine revenue-generating activities with their core educational and cultural objectives to balance fulfilling their mission with financial sustainability. By diversifying income streams museums ensure a steady flow of funds without compromising their mission.
Hurricane season typically lasts from June 1 to November 30. Museums proactively prepare for hurricane season by developing comprehensive risk management plans that prioritize safeguarding their collections, staff, and facilities.
Prevention is more cost-effective than recuperation.
Prevention is more cost-effective than recuperation.
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hurricane season typically lasts from June 1 to November 30. Museums proactively prepare for hurricane season by developing comprehensive risk management plans that prioritize safeguarding their collections, staff, and facilities.
Prevention is more cost-effective than recuperation.
Prevention is more cost-effective than recuperation.
Most museum job announcements emphasize excellent communication skills because effective communication is crucial for enabling employees to collaborate with colleagues, coordinate events, and engage with the public, donors, stakeholders and for conveying complex information to diverse audiences
June 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Most museum job announcements emphasize excellent communication skills because effective communication is crucial for enabling employees to collaborate with colleagues, coordinate events, and engage with the public, donors, stakeholders and for conveying complex information to diverse audiences
Archaeology needs public outreach and communication more than ever! Join us at the JHU Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, on August 8-9 for the 2025 Conference on Public Archaeology for workshops, panel discussions, and networking. Register now! archaeologycommunity.flipcause.com/secure/cause...
2025 Conference on Public Archaeology
Check out 2025 Conference on Public Archaeology by Archaeology in the Community!
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June 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Archaeology needs public outreach and communication more than ever! Join us at the JHU Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, on August 8-9 for the 2025 Conference on Public Archaeology for workshops, panel discussions, and networking. Register now! archaeologycommunity.flipcause.com/secure/cause...
Congratulations on your graduation! Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have led you to this milestone. We wish you all the success and happiness as you start this exciting new chapter. Join our vibrant alumni community to stay connected. Well done and best of luck!
May 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Congratulations on your graduation! Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have led you to this milestone. We wish you all the success and happiness as you start this exciting new chapter. Join our vibrant alumni community to stay connected. Well done and best of luck!
Summer courses start soon! Summer courses are faster-paced and more demanding than fall and spring courses, requiring better time management and organization. Staying organized, consistent with study habits, and communicating with professors are key to success in all terms.
May 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Summer courses start soon! Summer courses are faster-paced and more demanding than fall and spring courses, requiring better time management and organization. Staying organized, consistent with study habits, and communicating with professors are key to success in all terms.