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AAM President Ford W. Bell Statement Regarding House Hearing on Museums - 09/11/2008
The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
Museums Receive Highest National Recognition - 09/04/2008
AAM Announces Three Newly Accredited Museums and 42 Museums Re-Accredited
AAM Establishes New Standards on Collecting of Archaeological Material and Ancient Art - 08/13/2008
Guidelines Provide Ethical Framework, Designed to Discourage Looting of Cultural Property
Museum Assessment Program Selects 2008 Participants - 07/23/2008
100 Museums Showcase Their Commitment to Improvement
Museums Receive Highest National Recognition - 05/13/2008
AAM Announces Two Newly Accredited Museums and 29 Museums Re-Accredited
AAM Adds Vice Presidents of Development and Marketing and Communications - 05/07/2008
Danielle St. Germain-Gordon and Kate McGoldrick Join Management Team
AAM Elects New Board Chair, Vice Chair and Seven New Board Members - 05/02/2008
AAM Promotes Standards and Best Practices in Latest Publication - 04/25/2008
"National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums" is First Comprehensive Guide for Museums of All Types, Sizes
AAM Names Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied Director of Government Relations - 04/24/2008
Legislative Veteran to Lead Advocacy Efforts for America's Museums
Museums Receive Highest National Recognition - 02/12/2008
AAM Announced Four Newly Accredited Museums and 19 Museums Re-Accredited
AAM Redesigns Award-Winning Magazine - 02/11/2008
AAM Announces Fourteen Newly Accredited Museums - 09/04/2007
AAM Announces New Standard for Facilities and Risk Management - 08/07/2007
Museum Assessment Program Announces 111 Participants in 2007 - 07/11/2007
ICOM-US Announces 2007 International Service Citation - 05/16/2007
AAM Honors 2007 Nancy Hanks Award Winner - 05/14/2007
AAM Elects a New Vice Chair and Seven New Board Members - 05/14/2007
AAM Announces 2007 Brooking Paper Winners - 05/09/2007
AAM Introduces New International Initiative, Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad - 05/07/2007
AAM Appoints Ford Bell as New President and CEO - 05/03/2007
AAM Honors Outstanding Peer Reviewers - 04/30/2007
Seven Museums Receive Highest National Recognition - 04/26/2007
Riches, Rivals and Radicals Wins National Documentary Award - 04/24/2007
AAM Announces 2007 Pub Comp Winners - 04/23/2007
AAM to Hold 2007 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Chicago - 04/13/2007
Meeting is World's Largest Gathering of Museum Professionals
AAM Announces Red List of Afghanistan Antiquities at Risk - 03/19/2007
Red List Assists in Protection of Endangered Cultural Property
AAM Applauds Request for Additional Museum Funding - 02/09/2007
President's Budget Includes Significant Increase for Federal Museum Programs
Nineteen Museums Receive Highest National Recognition - 01/12/2007
AAM Announces Newly Accredited Museums
AAM Receives Two Awards for Centennial Annual Meeting - 12/29/2006
2007 Museum Assessment Program Applications Now Available - 11/16/2006
AAM Releases Survey - Offers Financial Snapshot of the Museum Field - 11/13/2006
AAM Formally Designates Standards and Best Practices - Accreditation Standards Applicable to all U.S. Museums - 11/03/2006
AAM Accreditation Commission Issues Statement on Cultural Property - Provides Interim Guidance for Accredited Museums - 10/26/2006
Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal Logs Over 20,000 Objects - 09/18/2006
AAM to Experiment with Improvements to Accreditation Program - 09/06/2006
AAM Announces Seventeen Newly Accredited Museums - 09/05/2006
AAM Testifies Before Congress: U.S. Museums Making Significant Strides Addressing Nazi-Era Loot - 07/27/2006
Edward Able Retires After 20 Years - Leaves Lasting Legacy of National Leadership and Service to Museums - 07/26/2006
Museum Assessment Program Announces 2006 Participants - 116 U.S. Museums Demonstrate a Commitment to Self-Study, Improvement - 06/27/2006
From Science to Seurat, New TV Documentary Celebrates a Century of U.S. Museums - 06/09/2006
Produced by GREAT MUSEUMS and presented in association with AAM,
"Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America" Airs Nationally Beginning This Month
Rediscover the Three "R's" - Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America - 06/09/2006
Landmark New Book Commemorates a Century of Museums in America
Edward H. Able President and CEO of the American Association of Museums Announces Retirement - 05/18/2006
Ten Museums Receive Highest National Recognition - AAM Announces Newly Accredited Museums - 05/12/2006
AAM Announces Announces New Chair, Vice Chair and Six New Members to its Board of Directors - 05/03/2006
AAM Announces 2006 Excellence in Peer Review Service Awards - 05/03/2006
AAM Recognizes 100 Museum Professionals with the Centennial Honor Roll - 04/27/2006
Preserving the Past, Exploring the Future: America Celebrates 100 Years of Museums with the Year of the Museum - 04/19/2006
AAM Announces Winners of the 2006 Brooking Paper on Creativity in Museums - 03/14/2006
AAM to Celebrate 100 Years of American Museums in Boston! - 02/24/2006
Museums Helping Museums in the Gulf Coast Region - Donations to Museums and Museum Professionals Exceeds $200,000 - 02/06/2006
AAM Announces Accreditation of 21 Museums Across the Country - 01/24/2006
AAM Announces 17 Museums to Receive International Partnership Award for 2005-2007 - 01/06/2006
New Study Helps America's Museums Advocate for Public Support - 12/13/2005
AAM Pledges $100,000 To Hurricane Relief Fund - Extends Museums Helping Museums Through December - 11/17/2005
Museums Helping Museums: A Relief Effort for the Gulf Region - 10/03/2005
AAM Extends Membership Renewal Period for Museums Affected by Hurricane Katrina - 09/16/2005
AAM and IMLS Announce Changes to the Museum Assessment Program - 08/31/2005
American Association of Museums Announces Accreditation of 23 Museums Across the Country - 08/26/2005
American Association of Museums Announces Six U.S. Museums To Partner with Iraqi Museum Professionals through IPAM Iraq Program - 08/24/2005
AAM's President and CEO Named to The Nonprofit Times' Power and Influence Top 50 - 08/03/2005
AAM Sends 2005 Museum Financial Information Survey To Museums Across the Country - 07/28/2005
American Association of Museums Announces Accreditation of 13 Museums Across the Country - 05/11/2005
AAM Honors Matthew Braun With the 2005 Nancy Hanks Award - 05/03/2005
AAM Honors Institute of Museum & Library Services Director Robert S. Martin, PhD for Distinguished Service - 05/02/2005
AAM Presents Covering Your Assets: Facilities and Risk Management in Museums - 04/19/2005
AAM Announces Winners of the 2005 Brooking Paper on Creativity in Museums - 03/08/2005
AAM Announces New Accreditation Standards for Museums - 02/09/2005
AAM to Host 2005 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Indianapolis - 02/09/2005
AAM Presents Stewards of the Sacred and The Interpreters Training Manual for Museums - 01/10/2005
American Association of Museums Announces Accreditation of 20 Museums Across the Country - 01/05/2005
AAM Appointed to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO - 12/01/2004
AAM Launches Interactive Job Board for Museum Field - 09/30/2004
AAM Listed on Nonprofit Times - 08/24/2004
AAM's Nazi-Era Provenance Portal Reaches Milestone - 08/24/2004
AAM Announces Accreditation of Ten U.S. Museums - 08/17/2004
American Association of Museums Honors Elaine Heumann Gurian with the 2004 Award for Distinguished Service - 05/08/2004
American Association of Museums Honors Allison Chapman with the 2004 Nancy Hanks Award - 05/08/2004
AAM's 2004 Annual Meeting and Museum ExpoTM Highlights New Orleans' Museums and Culture - 04/21/2004
AAM Announces Accreditation of Nineteen U.S. Museums - 04/19/2004
AAM Announces the International Council of Museums Red List of Latin-American Cultural Objects at Risk - 04/15/2004
American Association of Museums Honored with Twin Spires Award - 04/01/2004
AAM Announces Accreditation of 28 Museums Across the Country - 01/07/2004
AAM Convenes Meeting to Address the Needs of Small Museums - 11/18/2003
Museum Service Organizations Form New National Coalition
AAM Issues Statement on University Natural History Museums and Collections - 11/01/2003
AAM Launches Online Collections Exchange Center - 10/23/2003
AAM Launches Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal - 09/08/2003
Americas Museums Spend $5.2 Billion Serving the Public - 06/23/2003
American Association of Museums announces
the publication of 2003 Museum Financial Information
AAM Honors Robert R. Macdonald with 2003 Award for Distinguished Service - 05/21/2003
AAM Honors Metropolitan Museum of Art with the 2003 Museum Accessibility Award - 05/20/2003
AAM Honors The Pew Charitable Trusts with the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Philanthropy - 05/20/2003
AAM Honors Shannon Beatty with the 2003 Nancy Hanks Award - 05/20/2003
American Association of Museums Elects New Vice Chair and Six New Members to Its Board of Directors - 05/19/2003
Portland Museums in the National Spotlight at American Association of Museums Annual Meeting - 04/18/2003
AAM Renews Relationship with Official Museum Directory - 02/24/2003
Museums are encouraged to take advantage of free publicity opportunity
AAM Receives $200,000 Grant to Create Online Information Center - 02/21/2003
American Association of Museums Publishes Museums & Community Toolkit - 02/07/2003
AAM Board of Directors Approves Museums & Community Resolution - 02/07/2003
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