AAM takes pride in recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations who have dedicated themselves to excellence within, and support of, the museum field.

See the November/December issue of Museum for a list of winners in 2011.

Awards

• Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellence  
• Distinguished Service to Museums Award  

AAM Professional Networks also give annual awards:

• MUSE Awards (Media and Technology)
• John Cotton Dana Award for Leadership (EdCom)
• Excellence in Published Resources (EdCom)
• Excellence in Programming (EdCom)
• Excellence in Practice (EdCom)
• Excellence in Exhibition (EdCom, NAME, CARE, CurCom)
• Excellence in Label Writing (CurCom, EdCom, NAME)
• Dudley Wilkinson Award of Distinction (RC-AAM)
  

Competitions

• AAM Publications Competition (Pub Comp)
• Brooking Paper on Creativity