The Peer Review portion of the Accreditation process comes in the form of a site visit by two museum professionals called a Visiting Committee (more about this step in the process).

Benefits of the site visit include:

• An opportunity for the museum to present itself "in person" and not just on paper
• An outside perspective on the museum's operations
• An opportunity to converse with peers
• Motivation for improvements and addressing neglected housekeeping/repairs
• A written report that is an objective look at the museum's current operations and its strengths and weaknesses, which can be:
  • shared with funders and donors
  • a tool to benchmark operations against
  • a useful guide for planning
  • incentive for change
• A report that validates successes and challenges

Benefits of the Self-Study Process

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