Several new posts to share this week, three from the Alliance blog and one from the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM):
Bill Tramposch writes about travel programs, why they're a good option for engaging older adults, and how to plan them. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/08/30/get-out-of-town-travel-programs-for-creative-agers/
The Executive Director of the Columbus Museum of Art writes about a partnership the museum formed through a volunteer connection with the Dordrecht Museum in the Netherlands, and why it's an unusual and especially beneficial partnership for a mid-sized museum to have. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/02/lessons-in-cross-cultural-partnerships-for-mid-sized-museums/
Kevin Jennings, president of the Tenement Museum, argues it's important for museums to take a stand when their subject matter, like immigration, becomes controversial. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/04/with-their-subject-matter-in-the-crosshairs-what-should-museums-do/
On the CFM blog, Ludwig Bengtsson Sonesson, Project Leader and Communications Officer at the Lund University Sustainability Forum, introduces a future museum that may inspire visitors to reflect on the unsustainable nature of our current carbon consumption. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/04/is-the-future-of-museums-museums-from-the-future/
Happy reading!
Cecelia
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Cecelia Walls
Content and Editorial Strategist
American Alliance of Museums
Arlington VA
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