This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2026 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum ...

October 2, 2026 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Smithsonian Protection Bill Introduced in Congress AAM Member Week: Advocacy ...

Compete for a coveted Golden Stanchion! Museums have extraordinary reach – and extraordinary trust. More than 850 million ...

Museums can help advance carbon neutrality and climate change reduction: In November 2020, the American Alliance of Museums joined the Climate Heritage Network (CHN). CHN is a voluntary, mutual ...

Our museum wants to support the field, be represented, and have access to information about ethics, standards, and best practices.

Join AAM’s Exhibitions Museum Professionals Affinity Community to learn more about a new initiative launching this year – the AAM Innovative Exhibition Showcase, or AAMies. The AAMies will invite ...

Tier 3 Membership also offers the Tier 3+ option (formerly known as the All Staff Package), which provides every museum staff member with their own Individual Professional Membership under a single ...

Risk management is an institution-wide activity encompassing functions as diverse as building and site security, visitor services, integrated pest management, storage and use of hazardous materials, ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation offers a wide range of face-to-face and online training programs and tools to help preservationists across the country to protect the nation’s heritage.

I’m guessing you’ve felt it too: museums are more visible, more scrutinized, and more politicized than ever. That scrutiny doesn’t always land where we’d like it to. It can jump from an exhibition to ...

Excellence across the museum field begins with the ethics and standards that the field sets for itself to promote accountability, provide a basis for good decision-making, and prove a museum’s ...