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National survey to collect energy data 

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Museums 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

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Museums Moving Forward 2025 Report

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This 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

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Field Wide Letter

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As 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

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Symposium 2026 Call for Session Proposals

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Session 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

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Strengthening the History Workforce | Virtual Summit | April 13–14

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Join 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.

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ADVOCACY UPDATE: Federal Grant Changes

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The 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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Museum Workers Advocacy Day 2026: Broadening Our Horizons

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Museum Workers Advocacy Day 2026: Broadening Our Horizons is a free, virtual event taking place April 9–10, 2026, designed to bring museum, library, archive, and cultural sector workers together to connect, learn, and engage in advocacy around the challenges our field currently faces. The two-day program features ten sessions covering topics such as workplace organizing, self-advocacy for

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American Battlefield Trust – Park Day

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April 25, 2026, marks American Battlefield Trust’s 30th annual Park Day. Each year, thousands of history and museum enthusiasts, community-minded citizens, families, and more come together in a volunteer effort to help keep our nation’s heritage not only preserved, but pristine. This milestone year brings together historic sites and museums nationwide during National Park Week, National Volunteer

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FEMA – MD Winter Storm

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The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF), a public-private partnership between FEMA and the Smithsonian Institution, is supporting response and recovery efforts of Maryland’s arts & culture sector – and the public.  ·        Cultural Institutions  ·        Arts Organizations  ·        Individual Artists and Performing Groups 

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Maryland Museums Association Launches Statewide Economic Impact Study and Survey of Maryland Museums 

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Study will measure the economic, workforce, and community impact of museums across all regions of Maryland  The Maryland Museums Association (MMA) has announced the launch of a comprehensive, statewide economic impact study to measure how museums contribute to Maryland’s economy, workforce, tourism industry, and quality of life.  The study is being conducted in partnership with Parker

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