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1280w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/emily-morter-8xAA0f9yQnE-unsplash.jpg?resize=800%2C600px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/emily-morter-8xAA0f9yQnE-unsplash.jpg?resize=480%2C360px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/emily-morter-8xAA0f9yQnE-unsplash.jpg?resize=1280%2C720px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/12/responding-to-rapid-change-by-assessing-risk-and-asking-questions/"> Responding to Rapid Change by Assessing Risk and Asking Questions </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> In recent weeks, museum leaders have often been forced to make decisions on the fly, in advance of crafting a comprehensive (or even a tentative) plan for coping with the current tsunami of &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-148763" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-digital-strategy topic-digital-content-technology topic-future-of-museums topic-future-of-technology topic-technology-planning eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog programs-center-for-the-future-of-museums" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/04/ctrlaltpreserve-why-museums-must-invest-in-digital-resilience/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148768 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb-27-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb-27-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb-27-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb-27-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/04/ctrlaltpreserve-why-museums-must-invest-in-digital-resilience/"> Ctrl+Alt+Preserve: Why Museums Must Invest in Digital Resilience </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/nik-honeysett/">Nik Honeysett</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> One major theme of this year’s TrendsWatch report is the inherent fragility of digital records, tools, and services, and the need to plan for the long-term costs of keeping these assets &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-148588" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums topic-future-of-museums eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/29/three-first-steps-you-can-take-in-a-time-of-rapid-change/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148590 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fabian-moller-gI7zgb80QWY-unsplash1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fabian-moller-gI7zgb80QWY-unsplash1.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fabian-moller-gI7zgb80QWY-unsplash1.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fabian-moller-gI7zgb80QWY-unsplash1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/29/three-first-steps-you-can-take-in-a-time-of-rapid-change/"> Three First Steps You Can Take in a Time of Rapid Change </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> The executive orders issued over the past week are having profound effects on people, communities, and organizations. While we can’t yet quantify the impact on our field, it’s clear that &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-148420" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-trendswatch topic-digital-content-technology topic-diversity-equity-accessibility-inclusion-and-anti-racism topic-volunteer-management eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/22/introducing-trendswatch-2025/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148423 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanFeb-2025-release-bicolor.png?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanFeb-2025-release-bicolor.png?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanFeb-2025-release-bicolor.png?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanFeb-2025-release-bicolor.png?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/22/introducing-trendswatch-2025/"> Introducing TrendsWatch 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> The new edition of TrendsWatch is available first to AAM members as the January/February 2025 issue of Museum magazine. Become a member today for immediate access to the digital &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-148081" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148081 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-civic-engagement tag-civic-strategy tag-democracy tag-jonathon-keats topic-community-engagement topic-community-outreach topic-exhibitions topic-future-of-museums topic-social-impact eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/14/speculative-options-for-the-future-of-democracy/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148130 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ICA-09142024_111-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ICA-09142024_111-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ICA-09142024_111-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ICA-09142024_111-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/14/speculative-options-for-the-future-of-democracy/"> Speculative Options for the Future of Democracy </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/james-leventhal/">James Leventhal</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> Many pundits are warning that our current version of democracy itself may be in danger, and research suggests the public may agree. If so, what’s next? How can we expand our thinking, &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-147914" class="post-list-item block post-block post-147914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-forecasting topic-foresight-future-of-museums topic-future-of-museums eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/07/forecasting-2025/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-147917 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-1627764574768-539effd9af35.avif 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-1627764574768-539effd9af35.avif 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-1627764574768-539effd9af35.avif 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-1627764574768-539effd9af35.avif" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/01/07/forecasting-2025/"> Forecasting 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> Over the past few weeks, I’ve been studying a variety of forecasts to prepare for the coming year. The most useful sources are people whose views on a given topic are informed by &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-147841" class="post-list-item block post-block post-147841 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-opportunities topic-future-of-museums programs-center-for-the-future-of-museums" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/12/17/closing-2024-and-opportunities-to-engage-with-cfm-in-2025/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-147842 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Prague_Astronomical_Clock_Prague_Orloj_3.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Prague_Astronomical_Clock_Prague_Orloj_3.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Prague_Astronomical_Clock_Prague_Orloj_3.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Prague_Astronomical_Clock_Prague_Orloj_3.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/12/17/closing-2024-and-opportunities-to-engage-with-cfm-in-2025/"> Closing 2024 and Opportunities to Engage with CFM in 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> “Hope is a muscle, a practice, a choice that actually propels new realities into being. And it’s a muscle we can strengthen.” –Krista Tippett (journalist, author, creator and host of On &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-147648" class="post-list-item block post-block post-147648 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/12/04/podcasts-for-edification-inspiration-and-comfort/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-147650 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mohammad-metri-1oKxSKSOowE-unsplash1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mohammad-metri-1oKxSKSOowE-unsplash1.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mohammad-metri-1oKxSKSOowE-unsplash1.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mohammad-metri-1oKxSKSOowE-unsplash1.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/12/04/podcasts-for-edification-inspiration-and-comfort/"> Podcasts for Edification, Inspiration, and Comfort </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> According to Edison Research, about 100 million Americans listen to at least one podcast every week, and regular podcast listeners average a bit over 8 episodes a week. Full confession: &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-147264" class="post-list-item block post-block post-147264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-repatriation topic-collections-stewardship topic-diversity-equity-accessibility-inclusion-and-anti-racism topic-future-of-museums topic-repatriation-restitution-and-reparations topic-repatriation-restitution-and-reparations-collections-stewardship topic-repatriation-restitution-and-reparations-diversity-equity-accessibility-inclusion-and-anti-racism eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/11/13/introducing-fifteen-visions-of-museum-futures/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-147276 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled-design-7.png?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled-design-7.png?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled-design-7.png?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled-design-7.png?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/11/13/introducing-fifteen-visions-of-museum-futures/"> Introducing Fifteen Visions of Museum Futures </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> Today AAM published a collection of fifteen papers exploring the next horizon of museum practice with regard to voluntary repatriation, restitution, and reparations. This is your invitation &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-146653" class="post-list-item block post-block post-146653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/10/22/introducing-our-summit-speakers/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-139523 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FOMS-2024-save-the-date-slide.png?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FOMS-2024-save-the-date-slide.png?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FOMS-2024-save-the-date-slide.png?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FOMS-2024-save-the-date-slide.png?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/10/22/introducing-our-summit-speakers/"> Introducing our Summit Speakers </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-50622 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Logo of Center of the Future of Museum&#039;s Space Slug" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/space_slug.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/elizabeth-merritt/">Elizabeth Merritt</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> I’m hunkered down writing introductions for the speakers taking the virtual stage next week for the second annual Future of Museums Summit. One of the things I like best about this event is &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-145788" class="post-list-item block post-block post-145788 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-ai tag-ai-ethics tag-amon-carter-museum-of-american-art tag-generative-ai topic-digital-content-technology topic-future-of-museums topic-future-of-technology topic-technology-planning eyebrow-center-for-the-future-of-museums-blog" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/09/09/cultivating-ai-developing-ai-guidelines-and-literacy-resources-at-the-carter/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-145801 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20160812_4035-e1725653590282.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20160812_4035-e1725653590282.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20160812_4035-e1725653590282.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20160812_4035-e1725653590282.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/09/09/cultivating-ai-developing-ai-guidelines-and-literacy-resources-at-the-carter/"> Cultivating AI: Developing AI Guidelines and Literacy Resources at the Carter </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/michelle-padilla-jane-thaler/">Michelle Padilla &amp; Jane Thaler</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> Each year, AAM&#8217;s TrendsWatch serves as the launch pad for a longer, deeper exploration of the forces shaping our world.  In the following months following the release of the &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-145510" class="post-list-item block post-block post-145510 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-future-of-museums tag-miami-childrens-museum tag-museum-playful-learning-collective topic-education-interpretation-2 topic-future-of-education topic-future-of-museums" role="listitem"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/08/27/announcing-the-museum-playful-learning-collective-shaping-the-future-of-early-childhood-education/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-145513 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ECI-Photo-2-South-Florida-And-Me-Exhibit-by-Miami-Childrens-Museum-e1724692060281.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ECI-Photo-2-South-Florida-And-Me-Exhibit-by-Miami-Childrens-Museum-e1724692060281.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ECI-Photo-2-South-Florida-And-Me-Exhibit-by-Miami-Childrens-Museum-e1724692060281.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ECI-Photo-2-South-Florida-And-Me-Exhibit-by-Miami-Childrens-Museum-e1724692060281.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2024/08/27/announcing-the-museum-playful-learning-collective-shaping-the-future-of-early-childhood-education/"> Announcing the Museum Playful Learning Collective: Shaping the Future of Early Childhood Education </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/deborah-spiegelman/">Deborah Spiegelman</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> I&#8217;m a huge believer in museums as essential educational infrastructure. Not just as providers of supplemental out-of-school experiences, but as organizations that excel in &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="load-more load-more--is-available load-more-post-list-featured"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/category/future-of-museums/page/2/">Show more stories in this category</a> </div> </div> </section> </div></div><div class="archive__sidebar"><section class="post-list__wrapper"> <div data-layout="sidebar-ad" class="" > <div id='div-gpt-ad-1507297125325-0' class="block advertisement ad-div-gpt-ad-1507297125325-0 archive__sidebar-sponsor" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <script> googletag.cmd.push( function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1507297125325-0"); } ); </script> </div> </div> </section> <div class="professional-networks-list"></div><div class="upcoming-events-wrapper"> <header class="post-list__header "> <h2 class="post-list__section-title" > Upcoming Events </h2> <div class="post-list__description"> </div> </header><!-- .post-list-header --> <div data-layout="upcoming-events" class="upcoming-events upcoming-events"> <div role="list"> <article role="listitem" data-post-id="post-147814" class="event-block--featured event-block post-147814 event type-event status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/event/c2c-care-course-investigating-contamination-and-pesticides-in-cultural-heritage-collections/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-147815 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/FAICC2CCourseContamination-1.png?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/FAICC2CCourseContamination-1.png?resize=800%2C450px 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class="event-block__presenter-label"> Presented by: </span> <a class="event-block__presenter-name-link" href="https://connectingtocollections.org/"> <span class="event-block__presenter-name"> FAIC/C2C Care </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article role="listitem" data-post-id="post-148548" class="event-block post-148548 event type-event status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/event/cutting-through-the-noise-whats-working-now-to-spur-donor-engagement/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148549 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cutting-Through-the-Noise_final.png?resize=400%2C225px 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</header> <div class="event-block__presenter"> <span class="event-block__presenter-label"> Presented by: </span> <a class="event-block__presenter-name-link" href="https://www.michiganmuseums.org/"> <span class="event-block__presenter-name"> Michigan Museums Association </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article role="listitem" data-post-id="post-147612" class="event-block post-147612 event type-event status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/event/green-museums-summit/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-147613 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/green_museums.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 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href="https://www.museumnext.com/"> <span class="event-block__presenter-name"> MuseumNext </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article role="listitem" data-post-id="post-148879" class="event-block post-148879 event type-event status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/event/museums-censorship-preparing-for-challenges-conversations/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148880 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Horizontal_SEMC-Censorship_FEB-2025.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Horizontal_SEMC-Censorship_FEB-2025.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 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class="event-block__presenter-name-link" href="https://www.semcdirect.net/"> <span class="event-block__presenter-name"> The Southeastern Museums Conference </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <a class="upcoming-events__view-all" href="/events/"> <span> View All Events </span> </a> </div> </div></div><section class="post-list__wrapper"> <header class="post-list__header "> <h2 class="post-list__section-title" > Latest Stories from AAM </h2> <div class="post-list__description"> </div> </header><!-- .post-list-header --> <div data-layout="latest-stories" class="post-list post-list--layout-grid post-list--three-across" > <div data-post-id="post-148882" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148882 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alliance-labs tag-project-management tag-time-management tag-workload topic-career-management topic-leadership-management topic-workforce-labor-2 eyebrow-alliance-blog" > <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/14/saying-no-a-practical-guide/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148885 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-Most-Valuable-Word-NO.png?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-Most-Valuable-Word-NO.png?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-Most-Valuable-Word-NO.png?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-Most-Valuable-Word-NO.png?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/14/saying-no-a-practical-guide/"> Saying No: A Practical Guide </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-148891 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Hilary-Branch-web-cropped-e1739397234874.png?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Headshot of Hilary Branch" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Hilary-Branch-web-cropped-e1739397234874.png?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/hilary-branch/">Hilary Branch</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__eyebrow primary-category"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> Category: </span> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/category/alliance-labs/" class="primary-category-link alliance-labs">Alliance Blog</a> </div> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> Most of us in the museum field feel we have too much work and too little time. No matter how much we get done, our to-do lists never seem to get any shorter—only longer by leaps and bounds. &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-148674" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alliance-labs category-board-diversity category-building-audiences category-centering-deai category-directors category-diversity-equity-inclusion-accessibility category-facilities-risk-management category-financial-management category-financial-stability category-governance-support-organizations category-leadership category-leadership-governance-support-organizations category-leadership-and-management category-leading-in-times-of-crisis category-social-impact tag-art-and-social-justice tag-financial-sustainability tag-museum-governance tag-remuseum-initiative tag-speed-art-museum tag-stephen-reily topic-building-audiences topic-centering-deai-in-community-engagement topic-community-engagement topic-community-outreach topic-development-program-management topic-future-of-finance topic-governance-leadership topic-leadership eyebrow-alliance-blog" > <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/07/innovations-in-relevance-a-qa-with-stephen-reily-of-remuseum/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148678 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Photo-by-Jared-Sorrells-e1738348263433.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Photo-by-Jared-Sorrells-e1738348263433.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Photo-by-Jared-Sorrells-e1738348263433.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Photo-by-Jared-Sorrells-e1738348263433.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/07/innovations-in-relevance-a-qa-with-stephen-reily-of-remuseum/"> Innovations in Relevance: A Q&amp;A with Stephen Reily of Remuseum </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-146307 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Adam-Rozan-Profile-e1728596709488.jpg?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="Headshot of Adam Rozan" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Adam-Rozan-Profile-e1728596709488.jpg?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/adam-rozan/">Adam Rozan</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__eyebrow primary-category"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> Category: </span> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/category/alliance-labs/" class="primary-category-link alliance-labs">Alliance Blog</a> </div> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> I first learned about Stephen Reily when he was the director of Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, which at the time was making headlines for its Breonna Taylor-themed exhibition &hellip; </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-post-id="post-148794" class="post-list-item block post-block post-148794 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alliance-labs tag-annual-survey-of-museum-goers tag-data-story tag-hope topic-audience-engagement topic-community-engagement topic-health-wellbeing topic-market-research topic-mental-health topic-mental-health-wellbeing topic-overall-research-evaluation topic-public-engagement topic-research-evaluation-and-impact-2 topic-social-impact eyebrow-alliance-blog" > <div class="post__thumbnail "> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/07/hope-for-the-future-and-museums-community-and-family-a-2024-annual-survey-of-museum-goers-data-story/" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img alt="" class="wp-image-148800 size-feature-thumb" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) 400px,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) 400px,(min-width: 512px) and (max-width: 768px) 800px,(max-width: 512px) 480px,800px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hope-cover-3-2.jpg?resize=400%2C225px 400w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hope-cover-3-2.jpg?resize=800%2C450px 800w,https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hope-cover-3-2.jpg?resize=480%2C270px 480w" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hope-cover-3-2.jpg?resize=400%2C225px" > </a> </div> <div class="post-block__wrapper-outer"> <div class="post-block__wrapper-inner"> <h3 class="post-block__title"> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/02/07/hope-for-the-future-and-museums-community-and-family-a-2024-annual-survey-of-museum-goers-data-story/"> Hope for the Future and Museums: Community and Family—A 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story </a> </h3> <div class="post__meta"> <div class="post__byline-wrapper"> <div class="post__byline-avatar"> <img class="wp-image-146041 size-author-headshot" sizes="50px" srcset="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-152340-e1727292272953.png?resize=50%2C50px 50w" alt="" src="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-152340-e1727292272953.png?resize=50%2C50px"> </div> <div class="post__byline-text"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> By </span> <span class="post__byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.aam-us.org/author/susie-wilkening/">Susie Wilkening</a></span></span> </div> </div> </div><!-- .post__meta --> <div class="post-block__eyebrow primary-category"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> Category: </span> <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/category/alliance-labs/" class="primary-category-link alliance-labs">Alliance Blog</a> </div> <div class="post-block__excerpt"> This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. 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