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American Alliance of Museums

Two paintings hang on the wall, while a passerby looks at one of them

Major U.S. Museums Are Fighting to Prevent the Return of an Allegedly Stolen Van Gogh

Museum directors across the U.S. say that returning a 1888 Van Gogh to its alleged original owner would severely curtail international loans and exhibitions.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A red metal sculpture outside the Orlando Museum of Art.

Orlando Museum of Art Sanctioned After Basquiat Scandal

After its controversial Basquiat collection was seized by the FBI, the Orlando Museum of Art has been placed on probation by a museum accrediting body.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Room in National Gallery of Art with red hanging sculpture and colourful boxes on wall

U.S. Museums Historically Pay Terribly—Requiring Them to Post Salaries for Job Listings May Help Change That

U.S museums advertising positions with the American Alliance of Museums will be rejected unless they include salaries within posts, part of a push to raise salaries in an industry that historically pays poorly.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Metropolitan Museum of Art Attendance Has Dropped by Around Half

By Helen Holmes

39% of Full-Time Museum Staffers Lost Income During the Pandemic, Report Finds

By Helen Holmes

The American Alliance for Museums is Appealing to Congress for Widespread Museum Aid

By Helen Holmes

67% of U.S. Museums Have Cut Education Programming During COVID-19, New Report Finds

By Helen Holmes

COVID-19 Affected Artists Predominantly in the South, New Report Says

By Helen Holmes

New Report Predicts a Third of US Museums Will Close, Eliminating 242,000 Jobs

By Helen Holmes
Entrance of the Met museum

Met Museum Launches #CongressSaveCulture Campaign for Coronavirus Relief

By Helen Holmes
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

A $4M Grant to Increase Museum Staff Diversity Shines a Light on the Hard, Crucial Task

By Daniel Grant
BALTIMORE, MD- NOVEMBER 12: "12 Portraits of Remington Residents", 2012, by Gaia is seen in the Contemporary Wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art on Monday November 12, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. The wing includes works by Andy Warhol among other artists. (

With Admission Fees, the Question Is: What Should a Museum Be?

By Daniel Grant
Camille Pissarro, Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep (1886). (Photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Can US Museums Do a Better Job of Settling Nazi-Looted Art Cases?

By Alanna Martinez
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