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American Alliance of Museums

Museums Advocacy Days Set for February

January 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYS museums with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Museums Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C. is scheduled for February 27th and 28th. This year’s advocacy days are focused on advocating for funding increases for the Office of Museum Services, urging legislators to support policies that benefit museums, and building relationships with members of the new 118th Congress. [Read more…] about Museums Advocacy Days Set for February

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Alliance of Museums, Museum Association of New York

Museums Call For Advocacy For COVID-19 Relief

March 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Museum Association of New York is working with the American Alliance of Museums and other museum associations to make the case for museums in this time of crisis. New York State’s museums contribute $5.37 billion to the NYS economy and support over 61,000 jobs.

Museums of all sizes and disciplines are closed. Everyone will experience extensive loss of earned income from restricted attendance and canceled events. Museum advocates say some museums have laid off their entire staffs and at least one in the Capital Region has closed permanently. [Read more…] about Museums Call For Advocacy For COVID-19 Relief

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Advocacy, American Alliance of Museums, MANY, Museums

2015 Museums Conference Keynote Speakers Set

January 29, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

MANY LogoThe Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced the keynote speakers for the 2015 Museums in Action Conference, being held in Corning, NY from Sunday, April 12th to Tuesday, April 14th.

The 2015 conference theme is “Museums Mean Business”. Locally, statewide and across the country, museums help drive the economy. The scope of their impact is varied and wide, and includes audiences from all ranges of income and education. Tourists, local community members and school children are only a few of the groups that frequent museums on a daily basis. Each year nationally, more people visit museums than attend all professional sporting events and theme parks combined! Museums provide jobs, education and community spaces, and are a major attraction for tourism dollars. [Read more…] about 2015 Museums Conference Keynote Speakers Set

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Advocacy, American Alliance of Museums, Conferences, Economic Development, Empire State Development, ILoveNY, Museum Association of New York, Museums, Tourism

Local History And The Power of Place

January 26, 2015 by Bruce Dearstyne 1 Comment

teaching geographyThere is lots of discussion these days about the “power of place” – the importance of geography and the influence of locales and surroundings. The concept dovetails naturally with local history, which explores the historical development of communities.

New York is in an excellent position to explore the connection between the power of place and local history. Our state has hundreds of local historical societies and other public history programs and is the only state in the nation with officially designated local historians. [Read more…] about Local History And The Power of Place

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Advocacy, American Alliance of Museums, Economic Development, Historic Preservation, Path Through History, Public History, Social Studies Curriculum, Tourism

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