20 Museums Receive Accreditation

From Aviso, January 2005

After a rigorous self-examination and peer review and a thorough examination by the Accreditation Commission, 20 museums were awarded accreditation at the commission’s meeting, Dec. 1-3. Of the museums, six were granted accredited status for the first time and 12 were granted subsequent accreditation. These museums join the 758 other institutions that have demonstrated excellence and operating in accordance with the best practices and highest standards in the field.

The commission, along with AAM staff and leadership, would like to thank those who served as peer reviewers on Accreditation Visiting Committee teams for these museums. These individuals offered their time and expertise to the accreditation process by conducting the site visit and writing a narrative report. AAM congratulates the following institutions and commends them for their hard work and dedication to the highest standards:

Museums Awarded Initial Accreditation

Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, Iowa
Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, Cos Cob, Conn.
Louisville Zoological Garden, Louisville, Ky.
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa.
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Mich.
Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines

Museums Awarded Subsequent Accreditation

Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, Calif.
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Fla.
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, Calif.
Carlyle House Historic Park, Alexandria, Va.
Cincinnati Art Museum
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, Co.
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Washington, D.C.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, N.Y.
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Ala.
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis
Maine State Museum, Augusta
MIT-List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Mass.
Museum of the American West, Los Angeles
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno

A complete list of all accredited museums and the current members of the Accreditation Commission is available at www.aam-us.org/accred.

Would you like to add your museum’s name to this list of distinguished institutions? The next application deadline is June 15. Application forms and information are available at www.aam-us.org.