M is for Museum

02/27/2023

🎉 Today is MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY! 🎉What does that mean?

It is a designated day to express thanks for the arts and culture institutions that contribute positively to your community. 🏛 These museums are working hard to be respectful, responsible societal partners and leaders. They care for our cultural heritage while promoting health and social well-being. They contribute to education beyond the classroom 🚌 and act as welcoming community spaces.

However, these places are impacted greatly by government decisions around funding and policies. Today, you can help by reaching out to your local legislator to share with them the importance of museums within your community! ❤️

American Alliance of Museums

Museum advocates from around the country share their stories about the experience of advocating, why they participate in Museums Advocacy Day, and the import...

02/27/2023

Urge Congress to support funding for the IMLS office of Museum Services

https://www.congressweb.com/aam/84/

Urge Congress to support efforts to extend and expand incentives for charitable giving

https://www.congressweb.com/aam/86/

American Alliance of Museums

starts in one hour! ⏰

Over 250 advocates will be welcomed by Susan Luu, Senior Director of Customer Success at Blackbaud Arts & Cultural, and AAM's President and CEO, Laura Lott, to kick off today's program.

Advocates will hear throughout the day from several federal agency representatives about how their programs and initiatives support museums, including:

🔸 Crosby Kemper of the Institute of Museum and Library Services
🔸 Dr. Sylvia Butterfield of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
🔸 Ayanna Hudson of the National Endowment for the Arts
🔸 Megan Brown of the National Park Service
🔸 Shelly C. Lowe of the National Endowment for the Humanities

Advocates will get helpful training throughout the day to prepare for their visits on Capitol Hill, including information about emerging policy issues, key issues and asks for museums in 2023, and more.

Learn more about some of the policy issues affecting museums: https://www.aam-us.org/programs/advocacy/policy-issues/

💻 Attendees can log in to the Museums Advocacy Day Event Center with the information previously emailed for helpful information and resources: https://www.aam-us.org/programs/museums-advocacy-day/museums-advocacy-day-event-center-login/

05/21/2021

🙂 Always happy to advocate for arts and culture! Enjoy 15% off of museum memberships at the Houston Museum of Natural Science with this promo code. Good through September 30th. 🦋🦖🏛

05/18/2021

celebrates International Museum Day with , adapting their poster to showcase M’s advocacy goals: to virtually unlock museums & connect learners to arts and culture locations everywhere!

05/18/2021

🎉 Happy INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY! 🎉 Today, museums everywhere celebrate their amazing opportunity to serve society as facilitators for "cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples” (ICOM). acknowledges the wonderful contributions arts and culture locations make to our communities and to our world, and celebrates this day as an advocate for their creative and inspirational work.

03/02/2021

Happy Independence Day to the Lone Star state!