I just returned from the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association of Museums in Houston, TX.  I visited museums, talked with numerous colleagues and sat through several amazing sessions.  I also sat through several really boring sessions.  The thing I’m taking away from my time there is a reading list.  There were so many great thinkers present and I look forward to delving deeper into some of their ideas:

• Ignite the Power of Art by Bonnie Pittman.
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s  Week in Philanthropy E-newsletter.
• Nina Simon’s The Participatory Museum.
• The Convivial Museum by Kathleen McLean and Wendy Pollock.
• AAMD Strategic Plan by Lord Cultural Resources once it is up and online and Artists, Patrons, and the Public: Why Culture Changes by Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord.

Some great late-night reading ahead!