[NHCOLL-L:4613] Re: Museum Accreditation

[Bryant, James]

At the AAM site, there is a database of those institutions that are
currently accredited, plus a general description of the process and
downloadable documents describing the characteristics of an accreditable
museum.

Plunging directly into accreditation can be daunting for an institution
unfamiliar with the process and requirements. However, AAM and the
Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS) collaborate on the Museum
Assessment Program grants, which can provide museums with assistance in
developing the level of operations suited to accreditation. See
http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/index.cfm


James M. Bryant

Curator of Natural History

Museum Department, City of Riverside

3580 Mission Inn Avenue

Riverside, CA 92501

(951) 826-5273

(951) 369-4970 FAX

jbryant at riversideca.gov

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Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4612] Re: Museum Accreditation

You should contact the American Association of Museums.
This is their main website: http://www.aam-us.org/

Anita
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Anita F. Cholewa, Ph.D.
Curator of the UM Herbarium
Bell Museum of Natural History
University of Minnesota
1445 Gortner Ave
ST PAUL MN 55108-1095



On Nov 11 2009, Tina Campbell wrote:

>Hello Everyone,
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> I was wondering what it takes for a museum to become accredited. Is
there 
> a web site I could go to and see if the museum I volunteer for meets
the 
> requirements? If not will it tell me what we need to do to get it 
> accredited?
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>Thank you,
>Tina
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