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Museums & Trust
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AAM 2025 THEME & LOCATION

Museums have long inspired high levels of public trust, surpassing news outlets, government organizations, researchers and scientists, corporations, and social media platforms. This consistent finding underscores our institutions’ unique position in society as stewards of knowledge, culture, science, and history—areas where credibility and reliability are paramount.

In an era marked by mistrust and misinformation, museums have a rare ability to counterbalance the proliferation of false narratives and polarized perspectives. Using our trusted position, we can cultivate a more healthy, empathetic, and informed society. But to do so, we must maintain our credibility proactively, embracing thoughtful, transparent, and collaborative practices that will defend against influences like bias, resource challenges, abuse of power, and social injustice.

Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT
AT AAM 2025?

Connect with Your Peers

Each year, the conference is designed to help attendees feel reinvigorated and more deeply connected to our field. At AAM 2025 you won’t find a shortage of opportunities to expand your network and connect with peers over challenges, successes, new ideas, and inspiration.

Session Tracks for All

AAM 2025 programming will be divided into four tracks that explore the theme of Museums & Trust: Purpose, Practice, Process, and Programs. Each session will offer something for everyone, leaving you inspired and challenged to amplify the impact you can have. Attendees say that this conference is one of the best professional development experiences of their lives.

An Incredible MuseumExpo

AAM is again partnering this year with the Museum Store Association to host an incredible combined expo hall. Find the most innovative services, products, and solutions in the museum field. With 350 exhibitors, you are bound to find the right partner for your museum’s current challenges and opportunities.

Hands-on Workshops & Learning Labs

Take full advantage of this conference for your professional development and deepen your practice through hands-on workshops and learning labs that offer foundational and practical techniques that you can apply to your own context and community. These sessions will focus on the “how-to” and provide attendees with tangible tools and outcomes you can bring back home.

SESSION TRACKS

The 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo conference programming will be divided into four dynamic tracks, each aimed at exploring the theme of Museums & Trust:

Museums & Purpose

Explore how museums articulate and demonstrate their mission, vision, and core values to foster trust among stakeholders through organizational culture, governance, and leadership strategies.

Museums & Process

Focus on the guidelines, protocols, processes, or ethical frameworks governing museum operations that engender trust in collections, facilities, conservation, finance, curation and research, education, ethics, and DEAI.

Museums & Practice

Sessions address museums’ methodologies and approaches in education, exhibitions, curation, and collections stewardship to seek truth, validate information, and uphold integrity.

Museums & Programs

Discover initiatives, outreach efforts, and programs developed to foster dialogue, understanding, and collaboration; leverage technology; forge new approaches; and strengthen community partnerships.

PEOPLE AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

About the American Alliance of Museums
Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo

The AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo is the largest museum conference in the world. It is the only event of its scope and scale that brings together museums of all types and sizes—from art and history museums to zoos and botanic gardens—to share ideas and make transformational connections. It’s a place where all museum professionals learn from one another, create partnerships, and leave inspired to make an impact on their museums, communities, and the world.

Need help with your membership? Email: membership [at] aam-us.org

Need help with your registration? Please contact amme_registration@goeshow.com or call 847-620-4238

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The American Alliance of Museums’ mission is to champion equitable and impactful museums by connecting people, fostering learning and community, and nurturing museum excellence.