Comments for American Alliance of Museums

Comment on Three First Steps You Can Take in a Time of Rapid Change by Elizabeth Kryder-Reid

Elizabeth Kryder-Reid — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:24:45 +0000

Wise counsel. In conversations with my students, I hear their anxiety about figuring out the risks and boundaries of their own agency. Any thoughts on how action fits into these ideas about self-care when it includes self-protection vs. taking a stand in the face of injustice or illegality?

Comment on Innovations in Relevance: A Q&A with Stephen Reily of Remuseum by Rose Beetem

Rose Beetem — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:24:10 +0000

Actually, the Denver Art Museum has a lovely restaurant … The Ponti … and a more casual option, Cafe Gio. Perhaps Mr. Reily is confusing the DAM with either the Clyfford Still Museum or the Kirkland Museum, which are both in close proximity and neither of which have restaurants.

Comment on Ctrl+Alt+Preserve: Why Museums Must Invest in Digital Resilience by Haydn Corrodus

Haydn Corrodus — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:15:56 +0000

Brilliant article, Nik. I love reframing how and why digital transformation should take place as a way of persevering and building for future audiences rather than a necessary evil.

Comment on Hope for the Future and Museums: Enthusiasm and Resistance—A 2024 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story by Britt

Britt — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:12:18 +0000

This is a fascinating article. Thank you for sharing it and for the accessible version printed below the image version.

Comment on Three First Steps You Can Take in a Time of Rapid Change by Margaret Robertson

Margaret Robertson — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:52:45 +0000

This is exceptionally clear, orderly, and thoughtful. Thank you so very much for putting this together.

Comment on Scrappy Ways to Get Your Museum in the News by Sahara Quinn

Sahara Quinn — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:51:38 +0000

Thank you, Sarah, for a helpful article, particularly for small museums. Our little piece of heaven is only 5,035 square feet, but our volunteers are mighty!

Comment on Extending the Invitation: Strategies for Welcoming Visitors and Reducing Barriers to Access by Chandler

Chandler — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:58:05 +0000

Thanks for your article, Rafaela! I am building a new staff training program, and this gave me so much to think about.

Comment on Philosophy of Choice: What if visitors could choose their own intellectual pathways in museum exhibitions? by James Bryant

James Bryant — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:11:18 +0000

Begin the dialogue with facts: objects, documents, historical record. If opinions are the staring point of a discussion, it is considerably more difficult to introduce facts.

Comment on Museums as a Pink Collar Profession by Lauren Lessing

Lauren Lessing — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:49:24 +0000

The thesis that too many women working in the museum field will drag down salaries and status is based on a 1,500-word 2016 New York Times article, and it’s simply not true. Incorrect statements like this hurt women–particularly young women–in our field, and they encourage employers to discriminate against women in hiring, promotion, and compensation–activities that are illegal under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Saying that “we know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that occupations with more women pay less.” is factually untrue and deeply irresponsible. Shame on the AAM for not correcting this. See: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09647775.2024.2431898?src=exp-la

Comment on Museums as Economic Engines by Helena

Helena — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 07:17:14 +0000

I’m eager to see the report!