Are you anxious about the year ahead? Wondering how you can help your museum get to the next level? Do you struggle with planning and figuring out what the next steps should be? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, think about applying to participate in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP). MAP can help your museum choose a path towards excellence - a step at a time. Through a confidential process of self-study and peer review, your museum will create a future instead of letting the future just happen. What a great new year's resolution! Apply for the February 15, 2006 postmark deadline for MAP today!
Applications are available at http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/apply.cfm. Eligible applicants will be accepted into the program on a first-come, first-served basis.
Under a new Cooperative Agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the American Association of Museums (AAM) has streamlined the program, making it more accessible to the field. Changes this year include a decrease in the number of days (now 90) your museum must be open to be eligible, and museums with budgets under $125,000 can now participate for free. AAM covers all Surveyor travel costs (up to a cap) and participants receive a $150 Resource Packet from the AAM Bookstore at the completion of their assessment.
Applicants will be notified in May or June, at which time successful candidates will begin the assessment process.
For more information, or to request a hard copy of the application, call 202/289-9118 or e-mail map@aam-us.org.
Megan Galaida
Information Specialist
American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street NW, Ste 400
Washington, DC 20005