From the Field

Research on Art Museums

Explore recent research on art museums including staff demographics; museum director perspectives and priorities; and the first survey investigating the characteristics, roles, and experiences of Black trustees in North American art museums.

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IMLS, Civic Engagement, and Art Museums

The IMLS has created a hub on their website for museums and libraries seeking ways to promote civic engagement, highlighting several initiatives from AAMD member museums.

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Puerto Rico Art Museums Form Historic Alliance

Museo de Arte de Ponce and Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico have signed an agreement formalizing an historic alliance between the two institutions, which will last two years.

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Impact of Art Museum Programs on K–12 Students

October 5, 2018

AAMD and the National Art Education Association have completed a large-scale impact study investigating the benefits of facilitated single-visit art museum programs, g

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Art Museums By the Numbers 2018

September 5, 2018

Art Museums by the Numbers 2018 provides an overview of the art museum field with benchmarking data from AAMD's yearly member survey, as well as analyses of selected d

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Art Museums Collaborate Across the Border

August 23, 2018

El Paso Museum of Art and Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez celebrate ten years of cross-border collaboration with Transborder Bienniel 2018 / Bienal Transfronteriza 2018

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Salary Survey 2018

July 9, 2018

The 2018 Salary Survey includes responses from 222 museums in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and covers more than 50 different staff positions, from the direct

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NAEA/AAMD Symposium in Detroit

July 5, 2018

Join the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and AAMD for a one-day symposium exploring the impact of single-visit art museum visits on school children.

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Advanced Provenance Workshop

June 5, 2018

Advanced Nazi-Era Provenance Workshop in Washington, DC co-presented by AAMD; the National Archives and Records Administration; and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the N

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