General Announcement

• AAMG Responds to Travel Ban

  In response to President Trump's January 27 executive order, your AAMG board shares this statement: Academic museums and galleries across the U.S. are dedicated to teaching our many audiences about global heritage--past and present, individual and collective--not only to enhance… Read More

• Final call for Legal Issues in Museum Administration scholarships – apply today!

  To Academic museum and gallery directors and administrators: The 2017 Legal Issues in Museum Administration, LIMA, will be held on March 29 - 31 in Dallas, Texas. This course of study, offered by the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education, ALI-CLE, and… Read More

• Alison Gass appointed director of the Smart Museum of Art

  [caption id="attachment_2413" align="alignnone" width="600"] Allie. (Photo by Jean Lachat)[/caption] We’re thrilled to announce that Alison Gass, a leading curator of contemporary art and a senior leader at university museums, has been appointed the director of the Smart Museum of Art.… Read More

• Jill Hartz Appointed as Accreditation Commissioner for American Alliance of Museums

  December 12, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has ratified the appointment of Jill Hartz as a new accreditation commissioner. Hartz is the executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)… Read More

• A Message From Jill Hartz, AAMG President

                Dear members, friends, and colleagues, The board of AAMG joins me in wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season and new year.  It’s been exciting to read about so many new ideas… Read More

• Students: submit today for the AAMG annual conference!

  AAMG would like to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to submit proposals for the 2017 AAMG Annual Conference in Eugene, OR. Take advantage of our free student memberships and submit today! Download the call for student proposals today. Read More

• NEA Big Read Grants now available

  Grant Opportunity: Civic Engagement Through Literature Have you heard of the NEA Big Read? Studies show that reading for pleasure heightens empathy, makes us more active and aware citizens, and, according to a new study in The Guardian, bridges an… Read More

• Call for Proposals: 2017 AAMG Annual Conference

  Why Museums Matter: The Teaching Museum Today Thursday – Sunday, June 22-25, 2017 | University of Oregon, Eugene Co-hosted by: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) and Museum of Natural and Cultural History Deadline for Submissions: Monday, November 7, 2016… Read More

• 2017 Annual Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available

  Exciting news from AAMG! The AAMG conference 2017, Why Museums Matter: The Teaching Museum Today, will be held from June 22 through June 25, hosted by the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Jordan Schnitzer… Read More

• Kress Foundation Scholarship Recipient Responds to 2016 Annual Conference

  Thank you very much for awarding me a Kress Foundation Scholarship to attend the 2016 AAMG conference. During the conference, I attended the 20 x 20 talks on Tuesday evening, the two main panels on Wednesday morning, the breakout session… Read More

• 2017 AAMG Annual Conference: Call for Proposals

  Why Museums Matter: The Teaching Museum Today Thursday – Sunday, June 22-25, 2017 | University of Oregon, Eugene Co-hosted by: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and Museum of Natural and Cultural History Deadline for Submissions: Monday, November 4, 2016 More information online: https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/annual-conferences/ Read More

• SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2017 AAMG ANNUAL CONFERENCE!

  You’ve probably heard the rumors, but now it’s official:  AAMG will hold its annual conference in Eugene, Oregon, June 22-26, 2017.  Why Museums Matter: The Teaching Museum Today will be hosted by the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and… Read More