By Staff Reports on 1 March 2009
AAM (American Association of Museums) recently joined with more than 100 other nonprofit organizations in creating, signing and issuing the Pocantico Declaration, calling for a renewed and rejuvenated partnership between governments and the “civic sector” to tackle society’s most pressing problems.
Posted in News, Things | Tagged AAM, American Association of Museums
By Staff Reports on 23 February 2009
The American Association of Museums (AAM) has been awarded two major grants to fund the thorough study and re-design of its museum Accreditation Program, the field’s foremost barometer of museum excellence.
Posted in News, Places | Tagged American Association of Museums, Museum, Museum Resources
By Staff Reports on 1 January 2009
In the year 2034, American museums will face formidable challenges, shaped by the forces that are likely to buffet society itself in the next 25 years – major demographic shifts, increasing globalization, economic upheaval, advances in communications and technology, and the cultural transformations these breakthroughs portend. These changes are the focus of a fascinating new report from the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM), Museums & Society 2034: Trends and Potential Futures. CFM is an initiative of the American Association of Museums. The report was prepared for CFM by Reach Advisors of Belmont, Mass.
Posted in Feature | Tagged American Association of Museums, Museum Resources, Web 2.0
By Staff Reports on 22 December 2008
The American Association of Museums (AAM) today announced the establishment of standards regarding museum acquisition of archaeological material and ancient art that emphasize proper provenance of such objects and complete transparency on the part of the acquiring institutions.
Posted in News, Things | Tagged American Association of Museums, Archaeology
By Staff Reports on 20 November 2008
After a-year-and-a-half of planning, a 60-page report with over fifty attachments, three days of site inspections, and five months of waiting, the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) was recently notified that it has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, funders, outside agencies, governments, and to the museum-going public.
Posted in News, Places | Tagged American Association of Museums, Virginia Historical Society
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