AAMG News

• Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in Museum Studies

  Dear Colleagues, The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2019-2020 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Awards that may be of… Read More

• Final call for AAMG Annual Conference Affinity Dinner registration (June 22 @ 6:30pm)

  Dear colleagues, In the event you missed our call for AAMG Affinity dinner registration during the past few weeks, we are providing one final opportunity to register. Please contact your host directly if you would like to join one of… Read More

• CFP: “In Search of Global Impact of Asian Aesthetics on American Art and Material Culture”

  CALL FOR APPLICATIONS International Graduate Students Workshop Date: October 11-12, 2018 The University of Delaware and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library With the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art, the University of Delaware’s Department of Art History… Read More

• Press Release: Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Holds 2018 AAMG Annual Conference at the Lowe and University of Miami

  Miami, FL, (May 21, 2018) – The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami will host the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM)’s University Museum and Collections (UMAC) for their joint… Read More

• Updated AAMG Statement on LaSalle University Deaccession

  May 19, 2018: AAMG maintains its principled opposition to LaSalle University’s decision to monetize key works from its Museum’s permanent collection to fund activities that are entirely unrelated to the acquisition of new objects, the care of collections, nor indeed the Museum… Read More

• AAMG to Re-Publish Professional Practices Document

  May 14, 2018 Dear AAMG Museum Colleagues; We are proud to announce that we are in the process of re-publishing 1,675 copies of the Professional Practices for Academic Museums & Galleries. They will be sent out to every academic museum and… Read More

• Bootcamp for Academic Museums – expanded!

  By popular demand, we've expanded the registration capacity for the AAMG Bootcamp Workshop. To add the workshop to your existing conference registration, please email membership@aamg-us.org What: AAMG Bootcamp for Academic Museums Where: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami When: Thursday,… Read More

• NEH Adds Second Humanities Infrastructure Grant Program for 2018

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2018) — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will offer a second round of its new Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants, with an application deadline of August 1. NEH announced the new grant program, designed… Read More

• Lehigh Names William Crow Next LUAG Director

  © 2018 Jackie Neale Lehigh Names William Crow Next LUAG Director He is the current Educator in Charge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2016. William B. Crow, the current Educator in Charge of Teaching and Learning at the… Read More

• Scholarships Available for the 2018 MPMA Conference

  The Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA), state associations, industry partners, private donors, and annual auction proceeds, provides financial assistance to those studying and/or working in MPMA's ten-state region so they may attend the annual conference. MPMA… Read More

• AAMG Seeks Western Region Representative to Serve on its Board

  Do you live in the Western region of the United States? Are you interested in becoming more involved in your professional organization? The AAMG Board of Directors seeks nominations for Western Region Representative. Candidates should reside and work in an academic… Read More

• New summer program in collections care

  Dear colleague, Knowledge and practice of preventive care are paramount to the preservation of and access to cultural heritage collections. The Center for Collections Care (C3) is poised to meet this training need by providing unparalleled opportunities for hands-on learning and practice… Read More