American Alliance of Museums

🎉 Registration is now open for the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo! Secure your spot with the Early Bird rate when you register by January 31. Join us for AAM 2025 in Los Angeles, CA, May 6-9, to explore the theme, Museums & Trust, highlighting museums' role in cultivating a healthy, empathetic, and informed society. Our annual meeting is a must-attend for museum professionals committed to building public trust, fostering meaningful connections, and driving positive change in their communities. Connect, learn, and grow with your museum peers. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dtBEMcS

The AAM Member Resource Library has a new feature: head to the central page for All Resources! Visit https://lnkd.in/gnDfnWwh to: 🔹 Find the guidance, advice, and real-world examples you need to excel in one central page. 🔹 Use the new Search feature to find exactly what you need from thousands of resources. 🔹 Prefer to learn in specific formats? Filter by Article, Audio, Report, Resource, Standards, or Video. 🔹 Filter by topic from that page, or book this page for easy access to your favorites: https://lnkd.in/eUTrstvD Start exploring now, and take your museum work to the next level.

Empowering communities starts with collaboration! Staff from the Maryland Center for History & Culture’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library share how shared stewardship and flexible agreements can empower communities to own and shape the archiving of their stories. Dive into their recent findings and equity-based strategies for meaningful collaboration in this on-demand program. 🎥 Watch the session: https://lnkd.in/gqgfVbcy 🔗 This resource is available for AAM members. Become a member to unlock over 150 additional On-Demand Programs across the AAM Member Resource Library: aam-us.org/join

Latinos are a growing demographic in the U.S., but are often poorly understood and represented in broader society. To help close this gap, the Smithsonian is building the National Museum of the American Latino. Read a Q&A with Founding Director Jorge Zamanillo to learn about the museum’s recently unveiled inaugural strategic plan, branding, and charter membership drive: https://lnkd.in/eeZxySSr

Frontline staff are crucial to creating positive and memorable visitor experiences at museums. Equip your team with the information they need to succeed and make a lasting impact on your visitors! Our new member resource is a tipsheet on training and supporting your team to enhance visitor engagement while prioritizing your frontline staff's well-being. Explore the tipsheet: https://lnkd.in/e6kaesDF 🔗 This resource is available for AAM members. Become a member to unlock over 2,000 how-to guides, articles, and tools across the full Resource Library: aam-us.org/join

This year, our Center for the Future of Museums launched a new virtual discussion series, Future Chats. Recordings of the general portions are now available of the first three chats on: 🔷 Coping with climate risk: https://lnkd.in/eUMKkJ99 🔷 Navigating culture wars: https://lnkd.in/eB4MuaTk 🔷 Trends in museum-goer data: https://lnkd.in/evV8_Pb6 Stay tuned for details about 2025 programs!

We're hiring a Director of Membership—apply by December 23! This strategic and dynamic leader will oversee the entire member lifecycle, drive engagement, and lead a talented team to grow our membership base, enhance retention, and deliver member communications and benefits. Learn more about working at AAM: https://lnkd.in/dBqa3dd

Reach thousands of museum professionals in 2025 by advertising with AAM! Placement options include: 🔷 AAM’s Website 🔷 Museum Magazine 🔷 Exhibition Journal 🔷 JobHQ Banners & more! Get all the details in the 2025 Advertising Media Kit and secure your space today: https://lnkd.in/gSSUH_zT

As diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives have accelerated in American institutions, a small group of activists has mounted a backlash movement arguing they discriminate against majority groups, yielding significant legal victories. Find out how this movement has exploited rifts in public opinion, and how museums can navigate them promoting progressive practices. https://lnkd.in/eT_S7e6t