Seven Lessons for Reopening Post-COVID From a Visitor’s Perspective
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH COO After months of being at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, my fourteen-year-old son and I [...]
Framing History with the American Public
At AASLH's 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, museum evaluation expert and History Relevance initiative contributor Conny Graft organized a session [...]
AASLH Statement on a Critical and Open Examination of History
Free societies demand honest, open, and critical engagement with the past. When government restricts what history professionals should study or polices [...]
AASLH Announces 2019 Small Museums Scholarship Winners
Rocky statue outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Now in their thirteenth year, the Small Museums Affinity Community’s annual [...]
Ideas for Funding Your Organization’s Visitor Research
By Cherie Cook, Senior Program Manager, AASLH Visitor satisfaction is a “big deal,” writes Colleen Dilenschneider in her blog post [...]
Historic Preservation and The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
“Women Barbers at Tule Lake Segregation Center,” Library of Congress. By Priya Chhaya, National Trust for Historic Preservation, [...]
Creating Inclusive Environments for History Practitioners: #AASLH2019 Conference Sessions
By Stacy Klingler, AASLH Diversity and Inclusion Committee Diversity and inclusion work in history organizations goes beyond inclusive history content [...]
Call for Papers: Craft as Political Activism in a Nation Divided
Crochet faces adhered outside the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, New York, during Women's History Month in March 2017. [...]
Small Archives and Partnerships at #AASLH17
In September, thanks to the Small Museums Scholarship, I was able to attend my first AASLH Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Like so many others [...]
Remembering the Journey, Not Just the Destination: A Call for Continued Preservation of the Roadside Aesthetic
This blog was originally published by the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University on October 25, 2017. John Margolies, 1980. Courtesy [...]
Call for Proposals: Monument Culture
Christopher Columbus statue in Providence, Rhode Island Call for Proposals for a new edited volume Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments [...]
Does Size Matter? What to Consider About Working at Small vs. Large Museums
When it comes to choosing a museum to work or intern at, many questions may come to mind. Where is the museum located? What type [...]
Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in October
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for [...]