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American Alliance of Museums Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Nov. 1-2 Future of Museums Summit 💻 Feb. 26-27 #MuseumsAdvocacy Day 2024 📍D.C. May 16-19 #AAM2024 📍Baltimore ✉️ https://t.co/Dojp39O2yI (RTs≠endorsement)

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Book Cover for: Creating Great Visitor Experiences: A Guide for Museum Professionals, Colleen Higginboth Colleen Higginbotham

Creating Great Visitor Experiences: A Guide for Museum Professionals

Colleen Higginboth Colleen Higginbotham
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

📚 New release—Creating Great Visitor Experiences: A Guide for Museum Professionals! This book offers a step-by-step guide on improving visitor satisfaction, growing and diversifying their audience, and engaging with your community. Get your copy today: https://t.co/un1jinlFYw https://t.co/cd5DVAehUf

Paperback, 2022

$47.00$23.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Speechless: Different by Design, Sarah Schleuning

Speechless: Different by Design

Sarah Schleuning
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

Curating "speechless" for the @DallasMuseumArt was an opportunity for Sarah Schleuning to explore new ways for people to engage with art in museums. Discover some of her strategies for reaching audiences across a spectrum of learning styles and abilities: https://t.co/FCp084C915 https://t.co/bzhjTrxGV6

Hardcover, 2020

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: 9, Smithsonian Institution

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: 9

Smithsonian Institution
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

⏳ The Oct. 5 deadline is fast approaching! Apply to receive hands-on HEART training, taking place on Dec. 5–9 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. There's no fee to participate, and lodging expenses will be covered. https://t.co/Fd11pcoxqq https://t.co/7axCv0pcYb

Paperback, 2018

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Centering the Museum: Writings for the Post-Covid Age, Elaine Heumann Gurian

Centering the Museum: Writings for the Post-Covid Age

Elaine Heumann Gurian
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

The final book signing of #AAM2022: 📚 Elaine Heumann Gurian (@egurian), author of "Centering the Museum: Writings for the Post-COVID Age," is here at the AAM Bookstore. Visit during the first half of the MuseumExpo Networking Happy Hour to meet Elaine and get your signed copy. https://t.co/RHhrq5rsoh

Paperback, 2021

$49.99$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Museum Accessibility by Design: A Systemic Approach to Organizational Change, Maria Chiara Ciaccheri

Museum Accessibility by Design: A Systemic Approach to Organizational Change

Maria Chiara Ciaccheri
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

📚 New from AAM Press—Museum Accessibility by Design: A Systemic Approach to Organizational Change. Learn more about museum accessibility through step-by-step guides, international case studies, an accessibility training course, and more. https://t.co/XvQYJTNaOz https://t.co/oU2dFWd7lp

Paperback, 2022

$48.00$24.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Transforming Inclusion in Museums: The Power of Collaborative Inquiry, Porchia Moore

Transforming Inclusion in Museums: The Power of Collaborative Inquiry

Porchia Moore
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

Coming soon from AAM Press/@RLPGBooks—Transforming Inclusion in Museums: The Power of Collaborative Inquiry @PorchiaMuseM, Rose Paquet, and @aletheiajane invite readers to expand the ways they think about inclusion in museums. Pre-order your copy today: https://t.co/8UzSV6sXHy https://t.co/Ham7thGCGy

Paperback, 2022

$42.00$21.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Value of Museums: Enhancing Societal Well-Being, John H. Falk

The Value of Museums: Enhancing Societal Well-Being

John H. Falk
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

On July 20, join https://t.co/7SgZbYPfjH's webinar to hear speakers John H. Falk and Judy Koke of the @Institute4Learn discuss how to focus on museum staff's social well-being, with the model proposed in Falk's book, "The Value of Museums" as inspiration. https://t.co/nTxIdTFupT

Paperback, 2021

$55.00$30.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Beyond the Numbers: Budgeting for Museum Professionals, Kristine Zickuhr

Beyond the Numbers: Budgeting for Museum Professionals

Kristine Zickuhr
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

Are you looking for an approachable and accessible guide to budgeting and resource management for your museum? Check out the newly released book from AAM Press and @RLPGBooks, "Beyond the Numbers: Budgeting for Museum Professionals," by Kristine Zickuhr: https://t.co/bYUCVmrMEV https://t.co/wzLP9zqYj7

Paperback, 2022

$48.00$24.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Visual Dictionary of Decorative and Domestic Arts, Nancy Odegaard

A Visual Dictionary of Decorative and Domestic Arts

Nancy Odegaard
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

Peek inside our latest book release, A Visual Dictionary of Decorative and Domestic Arts, and read a Q&A with the authors. 📚 Save 35% off all in-stock @RLPGBooks titles with the code 22JOYSALE through Jan. 6! https://t.co/wLyCnCSUjB

Hardcover, 2023

$85.00$60.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems, Sandra Cisneros

My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems

Sandra Cisneros
American Alliance of MuseumsAmerican Alliance of Museums

@elmuseo hosted Sandra Cisneros, who was a 2021 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo keynote speaker, for the launch of her new book of poems, Woman Without Shame/Mujer sin vergüenza. https://t.co/JF0DNruSoK

Paperback, 2015

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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