museum Trustee Association: Links

American Association of Museums (AAM)
www.aam-us.org
Founded in 1906, the American Association of Museums (AAM) is dedicated to promoting excellence within the museum community. Through advocacy, professional education, information exchange, accreditation, and guidance on current professional standards of performance, AAM assists museum staff, boards, and volunteers across the country to better serve the public.

Art Capital Group
http://www.fineartlease.com/
Art Capital Group provides an extraordinary opportunity to generate revenue without

de-accessioning. Art Capital Group enables museums to lease works of art from their permanent collections to carefully screened corporations. This specialized service makes it possible for art currently in storage to become a new source of income in accordance with the unique needs of each museum.

California Association of Museums (CAM)
http://www.calmuseums.org/
The California Association of Museums (CAM), founded in 1979 by staff and trustees from diverse museums throughout the state, is a non-profit service organization formed to represent the interests of California museums. CAM assists its members in fulfilling their missions as educational and research institutions that interpret and preserve art and cultural and scientific artifacts for public benefit.

The Hawai'i Museums Association (HMA) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to communication and cooperation among the staffs and supporters of Hawaii's museums.

Mountain-Plains Museums Association is an organization for those engaged in museology - that means staff (paid or not), volunteers, trustees, students, those in museum training. Members represent all types of museums in our ten-state region.

Chartered in 1962, the Museum Association of New York is a service organization that works on behalf of all museums in the state to strengthen organizational capacity and give voice to the field's needs. Our programs help museums shape their futures in imaginative and innovative ways. MANY brings New York's museum community together to promote museums as engines of economic development and key tourist destinations; speak out as a strong, unified statewide voice on museum-related issues; increase public understanding and support for museums; address state legislative and public policy initiatives; provide professional support and training to museum staffs and volunteers; and foster organizational development. Services include advocacy activities and training, a biennial salary and benefits survey (the largest of its type in the US), meetings and training opportunities, monthly newsletter, insurance program, and referrals.

New England Museum Association (NEMA)
http://www.nemanet.org
For more than 70 years the New England Museum Association has been the only organization in New England serving museums of all sizes and the people who work for and with them.

www.okmuseums.org
OMA is a nonprofit organization that promotes professionalism and cooperation among museums and related institutions in Oklahoma. The Association's primary objectives are to disseminate information about professional museum practices, foster communication among members, provide training opportunities for professional development, and increase public awareness and appreciation of museum collections and programs.

http://www.io.com/~tam/
The Texas Association of Museums is dedicated to fostering educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities for all Texans. It accomplishes this, through service to its members, by providing a communications network, sponsoring educational programs, and encouraging adherence to professional standards and practices.

The mission of the U.S. Federation of Friends of Museums is to encourage volunteer efforts for museums and to facilitate an exchange of information among Friends organizations, both nationally and internationally. The Federation encompasses individuals and groups of Friends and volunteers and serves as the communications link between and among museum associations. The USFFM is an active member of the World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM).

Virginia Association of Museums (VAM)
http://www.vamuseums.org
Since its establishment as a non-profit organization in 1968, the Virginia Association of Museums has grown to become one of the largest state museum associations in the country. With over 700 members, VAM brings together the individuals and institutions of our Virginia museum community to further education and training, foster development, and provide support for museums and their staff. With VAM, cultural and historical sites have a forum to voice their common concerns and share ideas so that they may learn from each other and grow stronger in the process.

The World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM/FMAM) is an international nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that unites and supports all Friends of museums around the world. Legally constituted in Belgium in 1975, WFFM brings together a growing number of Friends and volunteers from all over the world, who understand the importance of combining their efforts in the conservation of mankind's cultural heritage. Its members, 17 national federations and 28 associations in 34 different countries, participate in the international, national, and regional activities of the organization, currently representing nearly two million individuals.

MTA Related Links

Helpful links to other websites for Trustees.

Resource Organizations