General Announcement

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS LAUNCHES IN SHANGHAI

  The Qian Xuesen Library & Museum, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Twenty two university museums from around China sent staff to the Qian Xuesen Library and Museum at Shanghai Jiao Tong University for five days of intensive professional development this week.… Read More

• International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities

  www.ijissh.org ISSN 2456-4931 Submission open for Volume 2, Issue 3-2017 Esteemed Professor, International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities (IJISSH) is an international open access journal with monthly publication. This accepts original research article which are not previously… Read More

• AAMG Annual Conference: Keynote Speaker Wendy Red Star

  Artist Wendy Red Star works across disciplines to explore the intersections of Native American ideologies and colonialist structures, both historically and in contemporary society. Raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana, Red Star’s work is informed both by her… Read More

• FINAL CALL: AAMG STUDENT TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS $450+

  Please share this information with interested undergraduate and graduate students: Thanks to a generous grant from the Kress Foundation and conference sponsors Culture Spots and Four Colour Print Group,  AAMG is pleased to provide a limited number of $450+ student… Read More

• AAMG Statement Regarding University of Louisiana Monroe Museum of Natural History

  AAMG shares the concern voiced by museums and museum organizations across the U.S. and internationally over the unfortunate development regarding the collections of the Monroe Museum of Natural History at the University of Louisiana.  We urge the university’s administration to… Read More

• Collections Under Threat: University of Louisiana at Monroe Museum of Natural History

  From the University of Louisiana at Monroe Museum of Natural History's Facebook page: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 "Dear Friends, Because this Facebook page is considered a University site, I have been asked to repost my announcement correcting statements that were… Read More

• Final Call for AAMG Board Nomination: Western Regional Rep

  Association of Academic Galleries and Museums CALL FOR AAMG BOARD NOMINATION The AAMG has an exciting year ahead, and we are looking for a new Western Regional Representative (AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA). The new representative will… Read More

• AAMG Call to Action: Speak Up for NEA, NEH, and IMLS

  Association of Academic Museums & Galleries Dear AAMG Community, The Association of Academic Museums and Galleries’ board of directors strongly stands against the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and… Read More

• PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SMALLER INSTITUTIONS

  GUIDELINES NOW AVAILABLE! The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Division of Preservation and Access has offered Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions since 2000. These grants help small and mid-sized cultural heritage institutions such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival… Read More

• Trump Budget Proposes Billions in Cuts, Including Elimination of IMLS, NEH and NEA

  This morning, the Trump Administration formally proposed (updated link here: <https://www.imls.gov/news/federal-support-museum-and-library-services-assured-fy-2017> ) eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in its preliminary budget… Read More

• Institute of Museum and Library Services Issues Statement on the President’s Proposed FY 18 Budget

  Washington, DC -- Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew released the following statement on the President's proposed FY 2018 budget, which includes elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Since its inception 20 years… Read More

• AAMG Members: Conference Travel Scholarships Now Available

  Thanks to support from the Kress Foundation, Culture Spots and Four Colour Print Group, AAMG invites conference presenters and students to apply for travel support for this year’s annual conference.  Maximum amount of support is $500.  Please send a letter… Read More