Open Forum

We had three great reads this week on the Alliance blog.

Bill Tramposch writes about the power of storytelling, why museums should use it more often, and how it relates to the creative aging movement. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/06/the-power-of-a-story-well-told/

The Iowa Museum Association writes about its project that connects the state's museums and classroom educators and creates resources for teaching state history through primary sources. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/09/meeting-educator-needs-serving-museums-a-model-for-state-museum-associations/

Our #AAMSMJ social media journalist, Carla Galfano, was inspired by Jose Antonio Vargas' talk to look into ways museums have been getting involved in the discourse on immigration. https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/12/most-americans-are-trapped-in-a-history-that-they-do-not-understand/​
 
Don't forget to check out the latest episode of Museopunks on Decolonization and its Discontents. Suse Anderson and Ed Rodley speak with Sumaya Kassim, author of the essay 'The Museum Will Not Be Decolonised', and Nathan "Mudyi" Sentance to ask whether museums can dismantle the colonial gaze. Museopunks Episode 38: Decolonization and its Discontents

Happy reading!

Cecelia



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