AAMG News

• New Arizona State Rep: Garth Johnson

  https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-art-museum-announces-new-ceramics-curator ARIZONA Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics Ceramics Research Center Arizona State University garth.johnson@asu.edu Read More

• AAMG Appoints New Mountain-Plains Representative

  John Versluis is the Dean of the Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College and has spearheaded the museum since 2005. John oversees three separate divisions: the Texas Heritage Museum Galleries & Collection, the Historical Research Center, and the Hill College… Read More

• What does The Real Thing mean to you?

  Conversations about museums always seem to include something about “the real thing” but what exactly is meant by this term?  I have been asking museum visitors what they perceive as real in the museum for the past four years. Now I… Read More

• Pre-registration for AAMG Annual Conference Closes May 1

  A reminder that pre-registration closes May 1 for the AAMG Annual Conference in DC. On-site registration ($150 members / $200 non-members) will be available at the Katzen Center during the conference at an increased rate ($200 members / $250 non-members)… Read More

• [Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program] Opportunities in the Fine Arts

  The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2017-2018 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty, administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent… Read More

• Invitation – Conversation on Continuing Education/Professional Development at AAM

  A focus group on Continuing Education/Professional Development needs across the Museum, Library, and Archives communities will be held at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) conference on Thursday, May 26, 4-5:30 pm at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave., NW,… Read More

• AAMG Statement of Inclusion

  Dear AAMG members and friends, AAMG joins the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) denounces the recently passed law in North Carolina, and the bill now before the Governor of Mississippi, that allows discrimination against LGBTQ people. This is not… Read More

• A Message From AAMG President Jill Hartz

  Dear AAMG members and friends, As our school year heads into the home stretch, thoughts turn to our annual conference (what else!).  Like you, I look forward to seeing my colleagues across the country and beyond.  This is the one… Read More

• 3rd International University Museums Association Conference

  Dear Colleagues, I am glad to inform you that the 3rd International University Museums Association Conference which is organized by University Museums Association Platform is going to be held on April 19th-20th, 2016 Trakya University in Edirne (in Turkey). At… Read More

• Task Force for the Protection of University Collections

  The Task Force meets annually in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and AAM and more often when required. We constantly monitor potential threats to university collections in the United States and… Read More

• AAMG Conference Scholarships & Free Student Memberships

  Thanks to a generous grant from the Kress Foundation, AAMG is pleased to provide a limited number of $450 student scholarships to attend the AAMG Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Interested undergraduate and graduate students should submit a letter of… Read More

• 2016 AAMG Annual Conference Registration Now Open

  Dear colleagues, The program for the 2016 AAMG Annual Conference in Washington, DC is now available on our website. Please click here to access the schedule of presentations, workshops, and receptions: https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/annual-conferences/ Online registration, as well as hotel and travel… Read More