This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2026 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum ...

This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2026 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum ...

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) endorses The Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026, introduced ...

Compete for a coveted Golden Stanchion! Museums have extraordinary reach – and extraordinary trust. More than 850 million ...

Risk management is an institution-wide activity encompassing functions as diverse as building and site security, visitor services, integrated pest management, storage and use of hazardous materials, ...

Volunteers work to salvage historical materials after a fire. Photo appeared in “Thinking about the Unthinkable,” a post on the Alliance blog. Photo is courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society Local ...

AAM’s Impact Reports have traditionally been an opportunity to reflect on the past year, our collective accomplishments as a field, and each of the museums and museum professionals our programs have ...

Peer reviewers are museum professionals who volunteer their time to support our Accreditation and Museum Assessment Programs (MAP). They review museum self-assessment materials, conduct site visits ...

ARLINGTON, VA – The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced the individuals, programs ...

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2023) Vol. 42 No. 2 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, learn how you can subscribe to Exhibition to receive ...

Over sixty million adults in the United States, or one in four Americans, live with a disability. And yet, more than thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many museums ...

Living Computers: Museum + Labs in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to preserving functional vintage computers, closed in 2020 and the collection was sold. The world’s first website was published on ...