Spring is right around the corner - a season of freshness and renewal. It is about this time that people start getting restless and ready to do something. This month’s news round-up is for museum professionals who are ready to do something. We’ve scoured the web for museum industry news from leading museum professional organizations that will inspire, prepare, and encourage you to get going this spring.

1. "Seeking change: ICOM's new video series on a new museum definition"

by International Council of Museums

"Seeking Change: A new museum definition" is a series of interviews aimed at exploring and understanding the prospects and challenges of revising the current museum definition. In this first episode, we interviewed Jette Sandahl, Chair of the ICOM Standing Committee on the Museum Definition, Prospects and Potentials.

2. “What is Active Ageing and How Can Museums Help?”

by MuseumNext

3. "#WhyILoveMuseums: See the inspiring Responses"

by American Alliance of Museums

#WhyILoveMuseums , because where else can I hang with this munchkin while checking out a 3000 year old bull/dude with a unibrow? pic.twitter.com/emWCuoZhrk
— Kris Vogt Veggeberg (@KrisVeeVee) March 13, 2019

4. “Advocacy at the Local and County Level: Why it Matters”

by American Association for State and Local History

5. "The Role of Design & Architecture in Museums of Art, History & Culture"

Webinar from The Association of Art Museum Curators

6. "Art Museums by the Numbers 2018"

by Association of Art Museum Directors

7. “The Problem with 'Diversity’”

by MuseumNext

8. "Tips for marketing House museums”

by The Association of Midwest Museums

9. “Pioneering Resource on First Aid to Cultural Heritage”

by International Centre for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property