From the Field
Spotlight: Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park, FL
Ahead of the opening of the exhibition Silent Protest: Perspectives on War and Disability, the Rollins Museum of Art partnered with the Easterseals Day Break Center, a daycare for adults with disabilities, many of whom are also veterans.
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.
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.
Art Museums By the Numbers 2015
Art Museums By The Numbers 2015 is the second annual release of aggregated data drawn from AAMD's annual membership survey.
Women, Arts and Social Change
A new initiative from the National Museum of Women in the Arts addresses social and political issues relevant to women, across disciplines, through provocative program
Kress Provenance Research Fellowship For Museums
AAMD announces second fellowship to support provenance research funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Applications now being accepted.
Preschool in an Art Museum
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art have preschools on campus
Brave Hearts at Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute
A bereavement program helps children learn to use creativity to express grief.
Diversity in the Arts
A conversation between Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and leading arts philanthropist Agnes Gund.