By Jennifer A. Scott, Director and Chief Curator at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in Chicago where she also serves as faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the graduate program of Museum and Exhibition Studies. She is one of the co-editors of Museums and Civic Discourse. Three and […]
By Tab Bamford of TeamWorks Media The focus for many museums feels like a real estate agent’s: location, location, location. Even in big cities like Chicago, there are often two key elements that come into play when trying to engage your core audiences: 1) How do we become a destination […]
In 2017, Jamie Glavic of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH received a Promising Leadership Award from the Association of Midwest Museums. She was nominated by colleague (and friend) Jesse Kramer, who is now the director of exhibits at Conner Prairie, Indianapolis, IN. One year later, we […]
From time to time, we look back into the AMM Archive to see what we find. This post was authored by Megan Stout Sibbel, historian, professor and co-chair of the 2017 Conference in Des Moines. Among museum professionals today, conversations frequently turn towards issues of engagement and inclusion. Strategies […]
As we charge forward into 2018 and look forward to our annual conference in Chicago, we find ourselves energized by the work of museums in the Midwest and motivated by our organization’s 90-year history. Today, we’d like to offer a few moments from 2017 that we hope will inspire all of […]
Claire Pollock is Senior Director, Community Engagement, at Cincinnati Museum Center. She leads critical partnerships and programs for CMC, working alongside the community to listen, collaborate, and grow together towards mutual goals. For the past year, Cincinnati Museum Center has participated in the Cultural Competence Learning Institute (CCLI), a learning […]
Like many of our members and community members, the staff and Board of the Association of Midwest Museums were shocked by the violent, hate-filled acts that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, August 12. Some of our member museums have offered their reactions and reflections on Charlottesville to […]
By Melanie A. Adams, Ph.D, Senior Director of Guest Experience and Educational Services at the Minnesota Historical Society In late May, a few weeks before opening its newly renovated Sculpture Garden, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis found itself embroiled in controversy that has become too familiar in the museum […]
By Charity M. Counts, executive director of the Association of Midwest Museums ******* This week, I represented museums in the state of Indiana at the single largest gathering of museum professionals on Capital Hill – Museums Advocacy Day, organized by the American Alliance of Museums. I attended numerous sessions and talks […]
By Jessica Fischer, alumni of IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN and AMM volunteer I’ve spent the last several months digitizing the AMM archives which gave me a chance to dive deeper into AMM’s history. Through all of the membership lists, meeting minutes, and correspondence, I have come across more than a […]