Love my Museum

Amy Kehs

How do you get visitors through your museum doors? How do you keep them coming back and better yet, bringing a friend? Your host, Amy Kehs, a brand strategist and communications expert for museums, talks about how you can make your workplace a lovely place to be, while also making your museum a place your community loves. Over the last 30 years, Amy has worked for some of the most renowned museums on the planet, helping ensure that they thrive into the next century.

  1. Episode 64: How to Take a Vacation Without Everything Falling Apart

    2d ago

    Episode 64: How to Take a Vacation Without Everything Falling Apart

    In this episode, Amy kicks off the fifth annual summer series by tackling the real reasons vacations feel impossible for museum professionals. When all the knowledge lives in your head, it feels impossible to step away. Amy introduces a simple, practical fix and shows you how to create your very first standard operating procedure (SOP) in the time it takes to do the task itself. Links from the Episode:Sign up for the Summer SeriesEpisode 62: You're Not Imagining It-The State of Museums in 2026Episode 63: Introducing the Summer Survival Guide SeriesAAM National Snapshot of United States Museums 2025 More Free Resources for Museums:Getting Visitors Through Your Museum’s Doors: Building Connection in a Noisy World ebookMuseum Planning CalendarMuseum Metrics Template About the host:Amy Kehs is a brand strategist and communications expert for museums. She has owned Kehs Communications since 2000 and has worked for the most renowned and well-loved museums in Washington, D.C. Her goal is to ensure that museums thrive into the next century and she hopes people will come to love museums as much as she does. Her proven process sets up proactive communication habits for museums, cultivating relationships with visitors who will want to return and bring a friend. Want to talk more? Click this link to book a call.

    9 min
  2. Episode 61: Why They Aren’t Coming Back

    May 26

    Episode 61: Why They Aren’t Coming Back

    In this episode, Amy is joined by fellow communications strategist John Gibbons to talk about the hidden friction points that quietly shape the visitor experience and often determine whether someone becomes a repeat visitor or a one-time guest. They dig into what museums can learn from the business world about retention, why small details matter more than you think, and how to create an experience that keeps people coming back (and bringing a friend). Links from the Episode:Find John on LinkedIn and follow Good Morning Cape Cod on Instagram.The Metropolitan Museum of ArtLouisa May Alcott’s Orchard HouseTenement Museum More Free Resources for Museums:Getting Visitors Through Your Museum’s Doors: Building Connection in a Noisy World ebookMuseum Planning CalendarMuseum Metrics Template About the host:Amy Kehs is a brand strategist and communications expert for museums. She has owned Kehs Communications since 2000 and has worked for the most renowned and well-loved museums in Washington, D.C. Her goal is to ensure that museums thrive into the next century and she hopes people will come to love museums as much as she does. Her proven process sets up proactive communication habits for museums, cultivating relationships with visitors who will want to return and bring a friend. Want to talk more? Click this link to book a call.

    40 min

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How do you get visitors through your museum doors? How do you keep them coming back and better yet, bringing a friend? Your host, Amy Kehs, a brand strategist and communications expert for museums, talks about how you can make your workplace a lovely place to be, while also making your museum a place your community loves. Over the last 30 years, Amy has worked for some of the most renowned museums on the planet, helping ensure that they thrive into the next century.