AAMG News

• AAMG Releases Statement in Response to FY18 NEA, NEH, IMLS Budget Cuts

  May 24, 2017 Dear AAMG Community, The Trump administration released its comprehensive budget for the Federal government for FY 2018. The White House has requested that Congress start the process of closures of National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the… Read More

• Reminder: Support the AAMG Silent Auction

  Silent Auction Scholarships and Keynote Speakers. The Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) is organizing a Silent Auction in conjunction with our 2017 conference. Proceeds from the auction will benefit conference scholarships to ensure participation and travel to the… Read More

• Samples Requested for AAMG Professional Practices Document

  Dear AAMG members and listserv subscribers, AAMG is in the process of finalizing a professional practices document for the academic museum community. We would greatly appreciate sample documents from accredited academic museums & galleries (or those presently undergoing review) in… Read More

• Congress Gives the Arts a Funding Boost

               I wanted to share the latest breaking news from Washington this morning and another great example of how all of your grassroots arts advocacy efforts of sending thousands of letters, emails, phone calls, personal visits, op-eds,… Read More

• ICOM AWARDS GRANT FOR UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

  For Immediate Release 25 April 2017 Contact: Marcus Granato, Secretary ICOM-UMAC Email: marcus@mast.br Lisboa, Portugal - The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has awarded a grant to the committees on University Museums and Collections (UMAC) and the Training of Personnel… Read More

• Last call for AAMG Conference scholarships

  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 scholarships to attend the AAMG Annual Conference in Eugene, OR.… Read More

• AAMG Silent Auction

  Scholarships and Keynote Speakers The Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) is organizing a Silent Auction in conjunction with our 2017 conference. Proceeds from the auction will benefit conference scholarships to ensure participation and travel to the annual conference… Read More

• Natural-history collections face fight for survival

  Some days ago, you may have followed the controversy surrounding the University of Louisiana at Monroe (USA) wanting to replace their scientific collections for an upgrade in their running track (which UMAC has extensively reported in our social media). The… Read More

• 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