Visit the AAM Bookstore, created to serve the special needs of the museum community. From titles that entertain to those that serve your professional and organizational requirements, you'll discover carefully chosen books, manuals and reference guides that no office should be without. Check the final program for author signing events and new title announcements.
Panelists from tne Smithsonian Institution and leading Chinese museums will provide an overview of programming, planning, design and construction management of museum renovation and new construction. Global Views Session!
All representatives of state museum associations and related cultural organizations are invited to share ideas with colleagues at this annual gathering of NASMA. .
The audience leads this session on envisioning the future of membership, including who our members will be, what they might want, and how we'll find them or they'll find us.
In this interactive session, educational leader Ken Kay explores with the audience how museums and other community-based organization can help prepare K-12 students to collect their "21st century portfolios" to demonstrate college and career readiness and how museum and schools can partner to refine the notion of "city as high school." Thought Leader Session!
Experts from major Chinese museums and the Smithsonian Institution share their perspectives on developing and managing large-scale traveling exhibitions as well as installations for local audiences. Global Views Session!
This year's conversation will start will challenging the sacred cow of Relevance, and will ask just what museums are supposed to be relevant to--from there we'll move on to take fresh looks at whatever is on your mind.
Emerging and mid-career professoinals-learn from colleagues and mentors in timely discussions about strategizing your career, overcoming workplace challenges, being a leader at any level and communicating persuasively.
Join your colleagues to discuss the Rights and Reproduction Information Network's (RARIN) current activities
Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the international AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 22nd annual MUSE awards competition.
If you're "in-between jobs," new to the field, or just looking to get a reality check, join this informal and lively conversation sure to give you a fresh perspective on the employment climate in the museum field today.
This workshop, led by members of the International Museum Theater Alliance (IMTAL), is for anyone who would like to learn techniques and tips to help overcome some common pitfalls of public speaking.
Visit the AAM Bookstore, created to serve the special needs of the museum community. From titles that entertain to those that serve your professional and organizational requirements, you'll discover carefully chosen books, manuals and reference guides that no office should be without. Check the final program for author signing events and new title announcements.
Join this valuable overview and introduction to museum Standards and Best Practices, which constitute the field's core operational principles.
Gain valuable tips and strategies from experienced colleagues in the field as you work on your own resume--be sure to bring one! (Note: in addition to this group workshop, you may sign up for one-on-one resume review on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 2-5 p.m.)
Learn to incorporate simple, active learning techniques into your conference session, MuseumExpo booth or museum program to make it a more active, less passive learning experience for your audience.
A "town hall" style meeting with civic and political leaders from Houston and Washington, DC on how museums position themselves as essential education, cultural, and economic assets.
The opening reception of Museum Expo officially opens the exhibit hall. Come enjoy complimentary food, beverages and entertainment as you discover the exhibitors latest products and services that will help change the way you work.
Visit more than 300 booths with vendors offering solutions to help you improve your effectiveness and provide you with the tools you need to prepare yourself and your workplace for the future.
In the ongoing aftermath of budget and staffing cuts, learn how tough economic times present a unique opportunity to engage museum trustees in the development and fundraising process.
Overcoming Barriers to Adopting a Mobile App
At this open air forum, AAM Standing Professional Committees (SPCs) exchange and present information and new ideas for all types of museums and museum professionals. The SPCs represented include: AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evalution; AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training; AAM Committee on Education; AAM Curators Committee; AAM Development and Membership Committee; AAM Committee for Diversity in Museums; AAM Media and Technology Committee; AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee; AAM Registrars Committee;AAM Small Museum Administrators Committee; and National Association for Museum Exhibition.
If you are currently working abroad, about to take an international assignment, or simply interested in what's going on in museums around the world, join this lively conversation with experienced colleagues.
In this session participants will reference the AAM ebook, "Building a Sustainable Nonprofit Organization," to begin to develop specific strategies for moving beyond simply balancing the operating budget to building a sustainable organization able to meet its mission, strategic goals, and stewardship responsibilities over the long haul, regardless of what happens to the economy.
This is one of three committee meetings held each year in conjunction with major conferences of the American Library Association, Society of American Archivists and AAM.
The Cooperstown Graduate Program invites alumni, friends and perspective students to renew acquaintances and hear the latest news about the new museum studies learning environment facility.
University of the Arts Museum Studies alumni, MAAM members and all other friends of these two organizations are welcome to attend! Come drink, laugh and trade old stories and make new ones while you network with colleagues.
The annual traveling exhibitions roundtable is a great opportunity for institutions seeking traveling exhibitions to learn about new and exciting traveling shows and their availability as well as producers to showcase their productions.
This workshop, led by members of the International Museum Theater Alliance (IMTAL), is for anyone who would like to learn techniques and tips to help overcome some common pitfalls of public speaking.
Visit the AAM Bookstore, created to serve the special needs of the museum community. From titles that entertain to those that serve your professional and organizational requirements, you'll discover carefully chosen books, manuals and reference guides that no office should be without. Check the final program for author signing events and new title announcements.
Join this practical workshop to better understand the nature of decision making, so you can learn how to identify key stakeholders and ensure consistent communication of decisions across your organization.
Gain valuable tips and strategies from experienced colleagues in the field as you work on your own resume-be sure to bring one! (Note: in addition to this group workshop, you may sign up for one-on-one resume review on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 2-5 p.m.)
Gain valuable tips and strategies from experienced colleagues in the field as you work on your own resume-be sure to bring one! (Note: in addition to this group workshop, you may sign up for one-on-one resume review on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 2-5 p.m.)
Museums in Motion: A Case Study
Visit more than 300 booths with vendors offering solutions to help you improve your effectiveness and provide you with the tools you need to prepare yourself and your workplace for the future.
This practical workshop will help you learn how you can build better teams, gain trust, engage in productive debate and prioritize team goals over individual interests.
This workshop will offer practical advice and tips on helping you through the interview process-from both sides of the interview table.
Learn from thoughtful, experienced museum consultants in this practical discussion about what works and doesn't work in the world of successful independent museum professionals.
Keys To A Successful Museum Store
Bring your lunch and join us for brief, bite-sized (20-minute) presentations and conversations on a range of career and management-related topics. Topics TBD.
In this practical workshop, you'll emerge better able to sharpen your writing skills, write with more confidence and persuasion, unlock writers' block and choose the right approach for different kinds of communications.
If your employees have a hard time getting along or your departments engage in "artificial harmony," you'll find useful tips in this hands-on workshop designed to help you and your colleagues more effectively tackle conflict and engage in honest communication.
Learn from your peers and experts in the field as we collectively explore and build a list of the "top 10 skills" needed to succeed in today's (and tomorrow's) museum industry.
Museum Store Layout and Design Features That Increase Sales
Sign up for a brief 20-minute one-on-one resume review session with an experienced colleague in the field. First-come, first served by sign-up onsite only.
These two sessions address the implications, issues and benefits of adopting and implementing a public value approach for museum management and program development.
Join IMLS program officers for an overview of the institute's special initiatives and funding opportunities for a wide variety of museum activities.
This session discusses the unpopular theme of insider (or insider-related) theft, highlights recent losses from well-known and lesser-known victims, and offers practical, cost-efficient mitigation steps.
If you're a new manager, this workshop will help you explore your leadership traits, provide feedback to staff and make the neccessary shift in values and time management that will make you more effective in your role.
Gain practical advice on how to best work across your museum departments with respect to sharing data and how to gain buy-in from the top down and the bottom up.
Get an intimate glimpse of the day-to-day challenges and triumphs of museum work in these small group, face-to-face discussions with practitioners in the field.
Learn some basic tips on how to successfully craft an effective AAM session proposal that will translate into a great annual meeting session.
Visit the AAM Bookstore, created to serve the special needs of the museum community. From titles that entertain to those that serve your professional and organizational requirements, you'll discover carefully chosen books, manuals and reference guides that no office should be without. Check the final program for author signing events and new title announcements.
This session will help middle managers by exploring strategies, ideas and skill sets one can acquire and employ in managing up, down and across the organization.
In this hands-on workshop, we'll explore some of the ways you can design and deliver a powerful, persuasive and playful presentation using basic communciation tools and your own innate skills.
Information presented will be geared toward new, veteran, and future AAM Peer Reviewers and will illustrate the methods for a more successful accreditation and/or MAP site visit
Visit more than 300 booths with vendors offering solutions to help you improve your effectiveness and provide you with the tools you need to prepare yourself and your workplace for the future.
Keynoter Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History offers insights on our place in the universe.
This session is designed to help you engage board members in more meaningful ways by understanding their fiduciary, generative and strategic roles in order to engender enthusiasm for the organization and enjoy their board experience.
Explore the income tax rules and planning strategies that both advisors and internal management must consider when a nonprofit organization engages in commercial activities or invests in certain kinds of assets.
Whether your career is emerging, established, or stagnant, you can make small changes with big impact using three simple powerful techniques that you can learn, practice, and take back with you to enhance your life at work.
Sign up for a brief 20-minute one-on-one resume review session with an experienced colleague in the field. First-come, first served by sign-up onsite only.
Join colleagues for lively informal discussions on field-wide issues and hot topics that are shaping the profession. Topic TBD