Each year the Accreditation Program compiles information on the activities of the program, including analysis of accreditation decisions, and a breakdown of accredited museums by region, museum type, budget and staff size, and governance type*.

Annual Accreditation Program Statistics At-a-Glance 

List of Accredited Museums

*Please note: the statistics provided here are the only data collected on accredited museums and available to the public.  For more information and general statistics about museums, go to:

• the ABCs of Museums in the "About Museums" section of the AAM's web site
• the Museum Reference section of Information Center section of the AAM web site (Note: this is accessible to members only.)

Unfortunately Accreditation Program staff are unable to respond to research inquiries from students, consultants, or other individuals doing research.  Museums considering application and seeking data to support this effort should contact the program staff for assistance.