The message from the American public is clear: museums matter. Americans overwhelmingly value museums as educational, ...

In this interactive session, we’ll demystify the proposal review process and walk you through what reviewers are really looking for. From crafting a strong session title to clearly defining ...

September 8, 2026 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Government Shutdown Averted, Proposed OMB Rule Delayed AAM Speaks Out ...

Over more than four decades, Lonnie G. Bunch III has shaped museums and public history at the highest levels, with a career ...

Emily Crowe is the Social Media Specialist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where she collaborates across the Museum to create scientifically accurate and engaging content for ...

ARLINGTON, VA – The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced the individuals, programs ...

Federal funding for museums and cultural institutions continues to be under threat, and this is a moment to act together. As part of AAM’s ongoing advocacy to protect and strengthen funding across ...

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2025) Vol. 44 No. 2 and is reproduced with permission. Alma Thomas (1891–1978) was an American artist, educator, and community organizer who ...

The 2025 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums survey, conducted by AAM, was fielded in July and August 2025. It tracked key metrics that the Alliance began collecting in June 2020 to ...

Adrienne F. Reid, CIC, a seasoned fine arts insurance professional and Senior Vice President at Huntington T. Block, shares insights into sustainable collections care. Environmental sustainability is ...

At a time when much of the nation is thinking about what citizenship means, museums, historic sites, and other cultural organizations are uniquely poised to offer the public opportunities for civic ...

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in museums is nothing new—we’ve seen iterations of it ...