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At our 2025 Annual Business Meeting, the Museums Alaska Board announced the organization’s new strategic plan. This plan will guide the organization through 2029 with three main goals and 11 objectives. The three main goals of the strategic plan are: Strengthening Museums and Cultural Centers,…
The Alaska Art Fund (AAF) and Collections Management Fund (CMF) grant programs will open on Friday, August 1, and close on Thursday, October 2. The draft review deadline will be Thursday, September 18. Here are a few basic details about the grant programs: Because we have less funding,…
In February, Sarah Owens, Museums Alaska board member of over five years, provided notice that she needed to step down from board service for personal reasons. Museums Alaska board and staff asked several colleagues for suggestions on who might be able to complete the remainder…
One of President Trump’s latest executive orders, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, instructed agency heads to quickly dismantle seven government agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). On March 31, the entire Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff…
Contact your DC elected officials now to support IMLS. You can use AAM’s advocacy tools to more easily advocate. See op-ed in ADN, published on March 23, 2025. Or read it below: One of President Trump’s latest executive orders, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal…
Congratulations to our third round of Access to Alaska Native Collections (AANC) grant recipients! Thank you to our wonderful panel for providing their time and expertise in reviewing all the applications. And thank you to our amazing funders—The CIRI Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation!…
The below post was written by Liv Wisnewski, Curator of Collections and Exhibits, Pratt Museum: Building Community, The Role of the Museum, and Moving to Alaska As not only a new curator, but a new resident of the State of Alaska, I am grateful for…
The below post was written by Margaret Greutert, Chief Curator, Kodiak History Museum: I had two key learning moments while attending the Museums Alaska 2024 conference surrounding the theme, Building Community. These learning moments help me think about how our museum approaches building authentic partnerships…