Open Forum

Several great posts went up in the last couple of weeks from the Alliance blog and Center for the Future of Museums. Check them out!

A Peer Reviewer for the Museum Assessment Program worked with a small tribal museum to recommend renovations to its building and mission.
https://www.aam-us.org/2019/11/08/leveraging-map-for-capacity-building-the-sierra-mono-museum-experience/

The Alliance Senior Fellow for Creative Aging draws on an initiative from the academic world and recommends that museums experiment with hiring older professionals as mentor "fellows" for younger professionals. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/11/08/the-intergenerational-museum/ 

The Ohio History Connection and Columbus Museum of Art explain how participating in the Annual Survey of Museum-Goers has helped them come together to improve the cultural life of their city. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/11/11/forming-a-cultural-alliance-through-the-annual-survey-of-museum-goers/

Elizabeth Merritt interviews Tamara Christian from the International Spy Museum in From For-Profit to Nonprofit: Evolution of the International Spy Museum on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/11/04/from-for-profit-to-nonprofit-evolution-of-the-international-spy-museum/

Happy reading and have a great weekend!

Cecelia



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Cecelia Walls
Content and Editorial Strategist
American Alliance of Museums
Arlington VA
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