Advocacy Alert – October 17, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Government Shutdown and Appropriations Due to a lack of agreement on funding, the federal government is currently shutdown until Congress passes either FY26 Appropriations bills or they pass a Continuing Resolution that would temporarily fund the government at FY25 levels. Federal government shutdowns have […]| American Alliance of Museums
This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2025 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. Every year, the survey partners with individual museums to research their audiences and yield insights about their behaviors and preferences, both on an institutional and national level. (Learn […]| American Alliance of Museums
More numbers don’t equal more insight. If your dashboard feels more like a data dump than a decision-making tool, you’re probably measuring too much. And if you don’t have a dashboard, well, read on. Museums are no strangers to measurement. From visitor counts to net promoter scores to revenue reports, there are many meaningful numbers […]| American Alliance of Museums
In 2017, I took a deep dive into empathy–exploring how museums can encourage visitors to understand and share the feelings of others. While it seems more important than ever to understand how others are feeling, I fear that empathy is no longer enough–we need to act on that understanding, in order to alleviate suffering and […]| American Alliance of Museums
Interested in getting started in advocacy but don’t know where to begin? Do you wonder if your advocacy efforts make a difference? Join this webinar to learn more about advocacy, ways to have an impact, and learn more about Museums Advocacy Day. Transcript Brandy Dillingham: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the advocacy one hundred and one […]| American Alliance of Museums
I’m a huge fan of museum podcasts, with about a dozen in my current feed. Recently, I was honored to appear on one of my favorites—Chatter Marks from the Anchorage Museum—chatting with museum thinker Sandro Debono and journalist Cody Liska for a series devoted to museums and climate change. I invited Sandro to contribute today’s […]| American Alliance of Museums
This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2025 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. Every year, the survey partners with individual museums to research their audiences and yield insights about their behaviors and preferences, both on an institutional and national level. (Learn […]| American Alliance of Museums
Do self-identified Democrats and Republicans differ in their beliefs that museums have political agendas, that they are mission-driven entities, or that they are “welcoming to people like me?” This…| American Alliance of Museums
