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Museums Can Use Deaccessioning Funds for Collection Care, AAMD Says

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

The Association of Art Museum Directors announced a shift in its longstanding policy, which restricted the use of funds from sales of art to new acquisitions only.

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Ten North American Museums to Offer 12-Week $6,300 Paid Internships

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu January 23, 2022January 21, 2022

Museums in Austin, Louisville, Madison, Montreal, New Orleans, Tampa, and elsewhere will be joining the program, now in its third year.

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Salary Survey Shows Widening Income Disparities at US Museums

by Hakim Bishara July 1, 2021July 2, 2021

The recent survey by the Association of Art Museum Directors demonstrates a wide income gap between top officials and other workers.

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The Baltimore Museum Wants to Diversify Its Collection; It Should Be Allowed to

Avatar photo by Brian Frye November 25, 2020November 30, 2020

The best way to diversify a museum’s collection is by any means necessary. But an easy way is to sell overvalued art and buy undervalued art. Or at least it would be easy, if the art world establishment permitted it. The art world euphemism for museums selling art is “deaccessioning.” According to the Association of […]

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A Museum Director Asks: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?

Avatar photo by Betsy Bradley August 26, 2020July 13, 2022

As the world moves rapidly toward irreversible and necessary change, art museum directors are talking about adapting their institutions to the times. But what if adaptation is not enough?

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Museum Directors Association Lifts Penalties on Museum Spending During Pandemic

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia April 16, 2020April 20, 2020

The new resolutions do not grant institutions permission to access restricted funding sources, but museums who choose to do so will not be penalized by AAMD.

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The Growing Tide Against Unpaid Internships

by Hakim Bishara July 16, 2019July 13, 2022

Internships have largely remained outside the conversation about diversity and equality in museums. Economist Richard Reeves is bent on changing that.

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The Association of Art Museum Directors Calls on Museums to Provide Paid Internships

by Hakim Bishara June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

“By failing to pay interns, we ensure that these experiences are only really accessible to those who already financially secure,” said Jill Medvedow, ICA Boston’s director and co-author of the resolution.

Elmgreen & Dragset, “Temptation” (2012) (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Study Finds Museum Salaries Are Rising Across the Board, Despite Huge Disparities

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton July 4, 2017July 3, 2017

While salaries rose by 3% in 2016, museum directors are making about nine times what security guards do, according to the Association of Art Museum Directors.

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Art Museums Increasingly Dependent on Private Wealth, Study Affirms

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

Museums in North America continue to be dependent on private philanthropy to expand their collections and mount shows.

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New Guidelines Help Museums Safeguard Works Threatened by War and Disaster

by Claire Voon October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) released a list of protocols for museums to help protect artworks or archaeological objects that are currently at risk of destruction.

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The Diversity Problem at American Museums Gets a Report

by Claire Voon August 3, 2015August 9, 2015

A new report released by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation takes a broader look at staff diversity in American art museums.

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