General

Information and resources for and about museums, community involvement, and patronage of museum facilities.

Click here to read an overview and history of museums from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum#Overview Amy Sample Ward

A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches,...

Findings

Click here to view accreditation standards from the American Association of Museums: http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/accred/standards.cfm Amy Sample Ward

General Resource about all museum issues: American Association of Museums: http://www.aam-us.org/aboutaam/ AAM’s mission is to enhance the value of museums to their ...

Click here for lessons learned about the REACH Project (investigating the integration of museum data): http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20491&Printable=1 Amy Sample Ward

Getty Research Institute "The Getty Research Institute exists to bring together all the resources and activities required to advance understanding of the visual arts taken in ...

Resources

Where to start

Of all the People & Organizations involved with Museums, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

"AAM’s mission is to enhance the value of museums to their communities through leadership, advocacy, and service." http://www.aam-us.org/index.cfm Where ...

"The MA is the oldest museums association in the world. It was set up by a small group of museums in 1889 to look after ...

"Oregon Museums Association is a statewide membership organization serving the needs of museums and related institutions, large and small, across Oregon." http://www.oregon-museums.org ...

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