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Because some of our volunteers interact with children, all of our volunteer applicants undergo a criminal background check, which ...

Ellen, I hear you and I'm trying! Some of my essays address this topic directly, trying to educate my readers - who are mostly ...

Agree with Vivian here. The majority of museum thefts are an "inside job" committed by staff, volunteers, or researchers who have ...

Updated Call for Applications: The Ryobi Foundation, established by John and Kimiko Powers, is an operating foundation ...

Hi Ellen, Thank you for raising this and your commitment to the field. I deeply share your concerns. Museums are built on ...

Thanks, Ellen and Rachel, for those concerned with resistance, follow the Substack "MuseumsStandTogether." https://gretchenjennings.substack.com ...

Dear Ellen As an emerging museum professional I hope so. I don't want history or anything else to be sanitized or censored. ...

Hi everyone! New England Botanic Garden's staff-led IDEA Committee coordinates a free, online lecture series each February and ...

Can AAM take a stand on Trump's imposition of his will on the Smithsonian? Are we going to stand for a revisionist history lesson ...

I know it's expensive, but my last museum (academic) did finger-printing and background checks of all staff... paid and volun ...