ONWARD!What’s Next? Register today!Sunday, October 9–Tuesday, October 11, 2022Washington, D.C.Omni Shoreham Hotel If 2020 and 2021 were about re-imaging the work of museums, 2022 is about taking what we learned, saw, and felt, and making lasting changes to our work in service of our visitors and our communities. This year’s conference embraces the work in
Read moreApplications for the 2022 Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program are closing soon. The deadline for applications is July 31, 2022. Participating institutions receive funding for a general conservation assessment from a qualified collection and building assessor. The assessment is a study of all the institution’s collections, buildings, and building systems, as well as its policies and procedures relating
Read moreAcademic museums have to demonstrate our value in different ways than most museums and most other academic departments. But the data we sorely need just doesn’t exists. That is about to change as AAMG has partnered with Wilkening Consulting to collect data to help all of us. This is step one: baseline data collection. Some
Read moreHelp researchers have a better understanding on how online courses reached and supported audiences during the pandemic. Knowing that it is important to gain a field perspective, the survey was created for the global cultural sector to provide deeper context. Here is the link to the survey: 2022 Online Learning Courses – Survey for the
Read moreApplications Now Available Through the generosity of the 400 Years of African American History Commission, and in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program is pleased to announce the availability of $100,000 in grant funds for 2022. These
Read moreCalling all academic museum and gallery colleagues! As you know, academic museums have to demonstrate their value in different ways than most museums and academic departments. But the data needed just doesn’t currently exist. This is going to change. Thanks to a generous grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, AAMG is working with Wilkening
Read moreEstablished in 2017, the Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Award celebrates leaders who continue Cooper’s legacy of creating responsive and innovative opportunities for artists, arts organizations, and audiences. DEADLINE FOR 2022 AWARD NOMINATION: May 26, 2022 REVIEW CRITERIA The Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated visionary leadership in
Read moreBring free concerts to your community! Applications are now open for the 2023–2025 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards to activate underused public spaces and bring people of all ages and backgrounds together to build community through the power of free, live music. The acronym “AMP” speaks to the goals of the program: Amplify community pride and a city’s unique
Read moreThe 8th Annual Repatriation Conference continues the long standing legacy of the Association on American Indian Affairs to work at a grassroots level in order to strengthen our national and collective futures. This year’s Conference will be held on October 11, 12 & 13, 2022. We are happy to announce that the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Read moreTO BE HELD IN COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, JUNE 3-JUNE 5, 2022 There are more museums in America than McDonald’s and Starbucks combined – and many of them are small museums that serve their immediate communities with engaging activities for all-ages. During this ongoing pandemic, museums moved a lot of programming, tours, lectures, storytimes, and discussions
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