The value of museums to society transcends their traditional focus on collecting, preserving, and interpreting. At their best, museums are vital infrastructure, sustaining healthy, inclusive, and resilient communities by enriching education systems, bolstering economies, strengthening societal cohesion, improving peoples’ well-being, and beyond.
It is this social & community impact—the changes in the lives of people—that truly exemplifies the power of museums and the people who work within them to change the world. How can more museums harness this power, building thriving, relevant institutions that people consider essential? Join thousands of museum professionals from around the world in Denver to explore the many ways museums are integrally weaving themselves into their communities, creating a better world for all.
As William Gibson has famously observed, the future is already here, it is just unequally distributed. Colorado is already living pieces of our common future: on the forefront of climate change, demographic transformation, and Indigenous equity.
In Denver, connect with museum people from around the globe and learn how museums are helping their communities address these issues and more through inspiring content in four unique, thematic tracks centered on museums’ social impact: people, planet, power, and possibility. In addition, participate in a full day of practical, hands-on workshops and sessions that will introduce you to key concepts, frameworks, and practices associated with identifying, measuring, and sharing your institution’s social impact from leaders within and beyond the museum field.
What can I expect at #AAM2023?
Start your #AAM2023 experience by connecting with colleagues in person through interactive programming designed to expand your network. Share challenges, successes, and new ideas, and get inspiration for the sessions you will choose to attend later in the conference.
#AAM2023 Explore programming will be divided into four thematic tracks: People, Planet, Power, and Possibility, with each session will offer something for everyone. Featuring conversations among museum people, policymakers, business leaders, educators, and other visionaries from around the U.S. and the world, sessions will leave you inspired and challenged to amplify the impact you can have on your communities.
Deepen your practice through a full day of hands-on sessions, workshops, and trainings that will help you apply the principles and postures of social impact within your own context and community. Sessions will focus on the “how-to” and provide attendees with tangible tools and outcomes you can bring back home.
