Are you interested in learning more about Museums for All, an initiative dedicated to expanding community access for underserved audiences? Join staff from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Association of Children’s Museums on June 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern to learn more about how and why over 1,600 museums of all
Read moreGood news! The submission deadline for proposals for the 2026 Annual Conference has been extended to Monday, May 11 at 5:00 PM. If you’ve been considering submitting but needed a little more time—this is your chance. The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Annual Conference is a space for sharing innovative practices, hard-earned lessons, and forward-thinking ideas
Read moreThe six U.S. regional museum associations are excited to announce an open call for instructor applications for a new series of online learning modules for the Museum Learning Hub! The Workplace Transformation Through Management Training Initiative, funded by a National Leadership Grant for Museums award from IMLS, will expand offerings on the cross-regional Museum Learning Hub to build the capacity of
Read moreRead the release of HueArts & Cultures: Northeast, a landmark report and initiative elevating museums and cultural institutions founded and led by Black, Indigenous, Latino/e/x, Asian, Middle Eastern, and all People of Color across the Northeastern region of the United States. This recent Hyperallergic article highlights some of the findings. The launch comes at a particularly meaningful
Read moreMuseums and similar cultural institutions operate buildings that differ significantly from typical commercial facilities, yet national benchmarking tools have limited data that reflects these conditions. To address this gap, Environment & Culture Partners (ECP) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) are coordinating a national data‑collection effort to support future building performance analysis for the museum sector. Institutions are being asked to share building and operational information through
Read moreThis 2025 Report is published by Museums Moving Forward (MMF), a limited-life organization whose mission is to create a more just museum sector by 2030. MMF conducts and produces this data study and report every two years, analyzing patterns and trends in employment across US art museums and offering exclusive insights. This study is unique
Read moreAs part of AAM’s ongoing advocacy to protect and strengthen funding across agencies and programs, we have launched a field-wide letter to Congressional leadership calling for continued investment in museums. We invite your organization to join the letter and ask that you share it with your members. This is for museums of all types, associations, and companies who
Read moreSession proposal submissions are now open for The Climate Toolkit Symposium 2026, presented by Phipps and Duke Farms, and hosted at Duke Farms, a Center of the Doris Duke Foundation, in Hillsborough, NJ, from Oct 28 – Oct 30, 2026. In addition to plenary sessions on Ecological Restoration and Land Use, Institutional Decarbonization, and Community Engagement, the Toolkit is searching
Read moreJoin AASLH for a two-day summit exploring new data about the history workforce and how we can use it to create a stronger, more equitable field. In 2025, AASLH conducted the National Survey of History Practitioners, a research effort to understand who works in the public history field, how they’re paid, and how they feel about their work.
Read moreThe United States General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed drastic changes to the System for Award Management (SAM) that would significantly alter the eligibility, process and execution of federal grant programs. Nonprofits have until March 30 to oppose these changes. The System for Award Management is the online portal through which nonprofits and other entities register and apply
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