The history and museum community needs advocacy but often struggles with where to begin. What does advocacy look like for the country’s thousands of small and mid-sized organizations, so often strapped for time, money, staff, and other resources? This is where AASLH’s new state and local advocacy effort, Speak Up for History comes in. This initiative offers a hub
Read moreDid you miss the live webinar or want to revisit the content? Museums on call is now available on YouTube, so you don’t miss out on the great case studies shared. For more information, visit: illinoismuseums.org/Museums-on-Call
Read moreFor interested institutions, participation is free, and you’ll join a nationwide movement inspiring consumers to shop with purpose at their local museum store this holiday season. It’s easy to participate – We encourage museum stores to take a few minutes to register >>>Registration Page Here is an interactive map with the participating museum stores in your local area
Read moreSynergyPA Museums 2027 Statewide Museum ConferenceApril 11-12, 2027U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA Pennsylvania’s museums, collections and institutions are involved in a huge range of work that creates partnerships and fosters collaborations – this is a conference to share these stories. We invite proposals for presentations looking at impact: how we work in
Read moreYour collection holds stories worth discovering, but putting it online can feel like a major website project. Join Artwork Archive for a practical conversation about creating an engaging, accessible online home for your collection. We’ll unveil the newly redesigned Artwork Archive Public Profile, demonstrate upgraded website embeds, and explore several ways museums, universities, public
Read moreMAAM is joining museum and cultural institution associations across the country in supporting the National Museum Energy Survey, one of our first steps in a coordinated commitment to modeling and leading climate action for the communities that trust us. Museums use significant energy—a major source of carbon emissions and costs. Yet unlike schools, offices, and
Read moreJoin Duke Farms on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, from 3–5 p.m. for Operationalizing Decarbonization. This practical workshop is co-sponsored by Duke Farms, Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment, and The Climate Toolkit.We’ll share lessons from Duke Farms’ decarbonization journey and explore practical strategies cultural institutions can use to advance clean energy
Read moreArts & Minds is pleased to announce Engaging Arts & Minds: Foundations, a training course on museum programming for people with dementia and their care partners. Whether you are starting a new program or looking for a refresher, museum professionals, teaching artists, caregivers and dementia care professionals are invited to join this exciting asynchronous online
Read moreInternational Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP) would like to extend a special Early Bird Registration offer to MAAM members for their 2027 Annual Conference. The conference will take place April 10–14, 2027, in Baltimore, Maryland, hosted by the Maryland Center for History and Culture. The official conference hotel will be the Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown. MAAM members can receive the Early
Read morePresented in conjunction with the We Know Who They Are… Artworks and Narratives from the Invasion of Ukraine exhibition, The Peale museum will host an international virtual panel of museum professionals and cultural-heritage experts focusing on how museums can protect collections, historic sites, institutional knowledge, and cultural identity during war and other major crises. Thursday, September 17, 2026
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