Sue Bell Yank: How Art Museums are Striving to Stay Relevant for a New Generation

This is a very readworthy post by Sue Bell Yank, Writer, Organizer, and Asst. Dir. of Academic Programs at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles “The upcoming American Association of Museums AAM conference happening here in Los Angeles in late May is called “Museums Without Borders” accompanied by some fuzzy language about “connection, community, cultural identity, [...]

It’s Not the Size of the Online Collection…

By Chris Norris Museums should be worrying about browsability. We hold enormous numbers of specimens and artifacts in the public trust. At the same time, the fraction of these collections that we actually make available to the public is miniscule. This problem is particularly acute for natural history collections, where specimens can number in the [...]

The 21th annual MUSE awards competition

Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 21th annual MUSE awards competition. Presented to institutions or independent producers which use digital media to enhance the museum experience and engage new audiences, the MUSE awards celebrate scholarship, innovation, creativity and inclusivity. Projects must be produced by or for a [...]