American Association of Museums Member Center
Login
Member Home
Help
Topics
contents
jobHQ
bookstore
information center
contribute to AAM
professional education
museum marketplace button
press room button
 
> Site 
/
AAM Definition of Working Press
AAM Home
AAM Login
AAM's Press Room
AM Registration Form for Press
Annual Meeting Press Guidelines
Day Of Assistance
Day of Assistance Sign up form
Definition of Working Press
List of Press Releases
Music Licensing
AAM Latest
AAM Latest News
AAM Notes
20 Museums Receive Accreditation
AAM 2008 Board Members Approved
AAM Congratulates Recent Accreditation Awardees
AAM Expands Research Program with New Director
AAM Notes
Accreditation Update Shows Need for Diversity
Accreditation: Upcoming Seminar and New Free CD
Accreditation: Upcoming Seminar and New Free CD for 2007
Brooking Paper Deadline: March 1
Emerging Museum Professionals Get Connected
Emerging Museum Professionals: Talk Back!
Fanfare and New Features for Peer Reviewers
MAP Announces 2007 Program Participants
MAP News and Last Call for Applications
MAP Participants Achieve Success
More Stops, but No Stopping Schwarzer Book Tour
Museums That Have Been Put on the MAP
New Addition to Accreditation Commission
Nominees Sought for AAM's 2008 Board of Directors
Platinum Aurora Award for Riches, Rivals and Radicals
Professional Development as a MAP Peer Reviewer
Special Offers on the Official Museum Directory
Spotlight Member Benefit: All Your Job-Hunting Needs
Spotlight Member Benefit: FedEx Discounts
Spotlight Member Benefit: Help is Just a Click Away
Step Up to the Accreditation Virtual Soapbox
Two SNAPs for AAM
Young Museum Professionals Speak Out
Annual Meeting
2007 Annual Meeting: Statistics and Recordings
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Engages Emerging Professionals
Annual Meeting: Highlights and Final Updates
Around the World at the Annual Meeting
Career Center and jobHQ
Early Bird Deadline: March 2
Get Advocative at New Annual Meeting Sessions
It's Not Too Late to Meet Us in Chicago, May 13–17
Preliminary Program Available
Proposals Sought for AAM's 2008 Annual Meeting
Proposals Sought for AAM's 2008 Annual Meeting
See the World in Chicago with ICOM Events
Small Is BIG at the Annual Meeting
Thanks to Chicago and Proposals for Denver
AAM Latest Archive
"Riches, Rivals and Radicals" Documentary
100 Ways to Get Involved in the Year of the Museum
17 Museums Receive Accreditation
19 Museums Receive $190,000 in NEA Funding
2005 AAM/ICOM Board Class Elected
2005-2007 IPAM Awardees
2005-2007 IPAM Partners
2006 AAM/ICOM Board Class Elected
2006 Accreditation Statistics and Application Available
2006 MAP Program Participants
2006 Postal Rate Increase Case Underway
2006 Professional Education Schedule
2006 Professional Education Schedule (7/06)
2006 PubComp Winners Announced
2007 MAP Application Now Available
2007 Session Proposals Confirmed
A Message from Irene Hirano
AAM Awards
AAM Board Election Slate
AAM Designates Standards
AAM Hosts Advocacy Seminar
AAM Member Museum Directory
AAM Membership Structure Changes
AAM News—Board of Directors Elected
AAM Online Resources
AAM Testifies Before Senate Oversight Subcommittee
AAM Testifies for 2007 IMLS Budget
AAM Thanks Supporters of Endowment and Able Celebration
AAM-Affiliated Competitions in 2007
AAM/ICOM Board Announces 2005 Slate
AAM/ICOM Board Announces 2006 Slate
AAM/ICOM Board Nomination Suggestions
AAM/ICOM Board Nomination Suggestions: Final Call
AAM/ICOM Board Nominations
AAM/ICOM in Boston
AAM/ICOM Seeks Nominees for Service Citation
AAM/ICOM Seeks Nominees for Service Citation (2006)
AAMD Publishes Guide to Stewardship of Sacred Objects
Accreditation Application Deadline
Accreditation Applications Due June 15
Accreditation Changes
Accreditation Commission Issues Statement on Cultural Property
Accreditation Program Advisory Group Appointed
Advocacy Training
Afghani ICOM President Named Laureate
America Celebrates the Year of the Museum
And the Beat Goes On . . .
Annual Meeting 2007 Announcements
Annual Meeting 2007 Keynote Speakers Announced
Annual Meeting Celebrates 100 Years
Annual Meeting Fellowships
Arts and Humanities Month
August 2006 Aviso Bulletins
August 2006 Federal Funding Deadlines
Aviso Going Online Only
Aviso—Big Changes for the New Year
Brooking Paper Winners on Creativity in Museums
Brookings Paper on Creativity
Bulletins from February 2006 Aviso
Bulletins from March 2006 Aviso
Bulletins from the April 2006 Aviso
Bulletins from the June 2005 Aviso
Bulletins from the May 2006 Aviso
Busy Year Ahead for Museums and Congress
Call for International Session Proposals
Call for Papers: AAM/ICOM News
Celebrate International Museum Day on May 18
Celebrate International Museum Day on May 18!
Centennial Honor Roll
Centennial Poster Deadline Is March 28
CEO/Director Roundtable Discussion Leaders Wanted
Charity Tax Legislation Stalled in Conference
Children’s Museum of Denver Damaged by Fire
Citywide International Museum Day
Collaborate with Iraqi Musuem Professionals
Commission Accredits 23 Museums
Conference on Cultivating Creative Communities
Congress Approves Nonprofit Reforms
Congress Recognizes 2006 as Year of the Museum
Congress Wraps Up, Leaving Legislation Unfinished
Congressional Budget and Appropriations Underway
Congressional Legislation May Be Delayed Throughout 2006
Conner Prairie Achieves Independence
CP Ethics Taskforce
Cultural Property Update: U.S., Italy Extend Import Restrictions
Dec. 06 FEDERAL FUNDING DEADLINES
Department of Homeland Security Releases Guidelines for Nonprofit Grants
Digital Partnership Grants
Ed Able Celebration Dinner
Ed Able Memories Book
Election Year Advocacy
Electronic Aviso Replaces Print
Enjoy Summer Travel Benefits for AAM/ICOM Members
Enter the Brooking Competition
Extended Application Period for Muse Awards
Federal Funding Deadlines (5/06-8/06)
FEDERAL FUNDING DEADLINES (Jul. 06)
Final Call: AAM/ICOM Board Nominations for 2007-2010
Fisk U. Sells Paintings
Free MAP Participation for Small Museums
Funding Available from Save America’s Treasures
Funding for NEA and NEH Moves Forward
Get Involved with the International Museum Community
Heritage Health Index Report Released
Honor ICOM Cards at Your Museum
Honor ICOM Cards in Your Museum
Hospitality Defined Annual Meeting’s ‘Moment’
House Approves Appropriations Bill that Funds IMLS
House Hearings on Nazi-Era Assets
House says 2006 is Year of the Museum
Hubert Landais Dies at 85
ICOM Celebrates 60th Birthday in Paris
ICOM Chooses Shanghai for 2010 ICOM Triennial
ICOM International Committee News
ICOM International Committee Updates - January 2005
ICOM Launches International Committee of City Museums
ICOM Offers Reduced Rates on Student Memberships
ICOM Travel Grants for Younger Members
ICOM's CAMOC Proposes Boston Meeting
ICOM’s International Committee Activities
IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals
IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants
IMLS African American History/Culture Grants
IMLS and NEA Book Club
IMLS Awards Youth Research Contract
IMLS Boosts Aid to Disaster Areas
IMLS Conservation Initiative
IMLS Grants for African-American History and Culture
IMLS Honors Nation?s Top Libraries and Museums at White House
IMLS Museums for America
IMLS Report Shows Growth in Technology and Digitization
IMLS to Survey Youth Grantees
Informal Science Education Opportunity
Interim CEO Named
International Service Citation - January 2005
IPAM Application Deadline March 18
IPAM Phase I Applications Due March 18 - February 2005
IPAM Phase II Deadline on Oct. 7
IPAM Phase II Deadline on Oct. 7; International Conferences
IPAM Thailand blog
Iraqi Museum Leaders Plan U.S. Museum Partnerships
Iraqi-U.S. Cooperation
IRS Exempt Organization Unit Priorities for 2006
IRS Intensifies Oversight of Nonprofit Election Activity; Revises Tax Forms
IRS Nonprofit Compensation Review Update
Journal of Intangible Heritage Now Online
July 2006 Aviso Bulletin
June 2006 Aviso Bulletins
Keeping Up with the New Tax Law
Large Turnout for MAP Applications
MAP Advisory Committee Announced
MAP Governance Assessment
Maximizing E-Mail Marketing
Meetings around the Globe
Meetings around the Globe - May Update
Met Agrees To Return Antiquities to Italy
Moderators Sought for New and Mid-Career Mentoring Roundtables
Museum Advocacy Team® Shares Breaking News with Museums
Museum Directors Throw First Pitches
Museums and Libraries Engaging America’s Youth
Museums Helping Museums: Gulf Coast Donations Exceed $200,000
Museums: Apply Early to CITES, ESA
National Leadership Grants Available to Museums
National Museum of the American Indian Director Announces Retirement
NEA Funding Available for Youth Arts Projects
NEH Establishes New Grant Application Procedure
NEH Grants for Traveling Exhibitions
NEH Preservation Assistance Grants Available
New AAM Board Members Approved
New AAM Online Resources
New Accreditation Commission Chair
New Accreditation Kit
New Accreditation Resources Online
New Books Available from AAM
New Focus Areas for NEH Grant Applications
New IMLS Director Radice will attend AAM Annual Meeting
New Information Center Resources
New IRA Rollover Fact Sheets
New Museum Marketplace
New Orleans Partnership
New Tool for Writing Disaster Plans
News from the IRS Exempt Organizations Division
NIH Grants for Health Literacy
Nominations Sought for AAM Awards for Excellence
Nominations Sought for Coming Up Taller Awards
Nominees Sought for AAM 2006 Board Slate
Nominees Sought for AAM 2007 Board of Directors
Nonprofit Reform Bill
Nov. 06 FEDERAL FUNDING DEADLINES
November 2006 Aviso Bulletin
Oct. 06 FEDERAL FUNDING DEADLINES
October 2006 Aviso Bulletin
Pension Bill New Target for Charity Provisions
Plan Ahead for AM07
PNL Webcasts--PBS program
Postal Rate Increase Announced; Digital Promise Update
Postal Rate Increases to Take Effect Jan. 8
Postal Reform Prospects May Be Delayed
President's Budget Proposes Significant Increases for IMLS, NSF
Primary Season Brings Legislators Out in Full Force
Professional Development through Peer Review with AAM!
Professional Education Schedule
Program Funding Available Through “The Big Read”
Program Offers Support for Collections
Promote Cultural Exchange—Honor ICOM Cards in Your Museum
Promote Cultural Exchange—Honor ICOM Cards in Your Museum - January 2005
Proposals Sought for AAM's Centennial Annual Meeting
Proposals Sought for AAM’s 2007 Annual Meeting
Recent Accreditation Awardees
Rotterdam Hosts Museum Architecture Meeting
Russian Manuscript Partnership
Save Our History Grants Available
Seeking Nominees for AAM 2006 Board Slate
Senate Approves Charitable Tax Incentives and Reforms
Senate Confirms New NMLSB Board Members
Sept. 2006 International Conferences
September 2006 Aviso Bulletin
September-November 2006 Federal Funding Deadlines
Six AAM Peer Reviewers Receive Award
Six Museums and Libraries Receive Highest Community Service Honor
Small Museums and AAM Accreditation
Smithsonian Chooses Site for Museum
Smithsonian Executive Pay Reviewed
Smithsonian’s Showtime Controversy
Successful Centennial Celebration
Summer Travel Benefits Available for AAM/ICOM Members
Summer Travel Benefits Now Available for AAM/ICOM Members
Survey: Serving Those Over 50
Ten Museums Accredited
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Reauthorized
Tsunami Response Update
U.S. and German Science Museums Reconnect through IPAM
Upcoming NAGPRA Training Session in Juneau, Alaska
Updates on AAM's Centennial Annual Meeting
Winners Announced for 2006 Brooking Paper
Writing Competition for Creativity in Museum Work
Year of the Museum
Year of the Museum Resolutions
Headlines
AAM and Yale Prepare Museum Leaders
AAM Announces 2007 Diversity Fellowship Winners
AAM Latest Headlines
AAM Names Ford W. Bell New President and CEO
American Jewish Museums Support AAM Guidelines
Bell Rung In at Annual Meeting
Big Changes in Smithsonian Leadership
Charity Navigator Ratings Affect Museum Contributions
Creativity in Museums Writing Competition: March 1
Executive Education Seminar
ICOM-US, Hanks and Brooking Awards
Iraqi Schoolchildren Benefit from IPAM Partnership
Museum Service Groups Explore Federal Funding
New IRS Schedule M: Minefield for Museums
New Opportunities Available for International Exchange
Overhaul May Be in Future of "Endangered" Smithsonian
Pub Comp Winners: Over the Moon!
Record-Breaking Annual Meeting
Red List of Afghanistan Antiquities at Risk Released
Shoot for the Moon with Pub Comp: Last Chance!
Significant Funding Increases Proposed for NEA, NEH
Smithsonian's Leadership Structure in Question
Web Exclusives: Get More from Museum News
International News
2007 ICOM-US Board Class Elected
Bolivia and U.S. Extend Cultural Property Protection
Call for Papers: ICOM International Committees
Explore "Universal Heritage" at ICOM-US Events
Final Call for Vienna: 2007 ICOM Triennial
ICOM-US 2007 Annual Meeting Roundup
ICOM-US Members Invited to Join Committees
ICOM-US Seeks Suggestions for 2008
ICOM-US: New Name, New Structure
International News
IPAM Partners Shine at Israeli Jewelry Exhibition
IPAM Partners Weave Handbook to Protect Textiles
MCCA Statements Due June 15
Milestone for Museum Backed by AAM-IPAM
Promote Cultural Exchange in Your Museum
Vienna Waits for You at ICOM's 2007 Triennial
News Update
AAM Board Member Appointed to Federal Post
AAM Latest News
After the Tsunamis: the International Museum Community Responds
Alabama Historical Commission Katrina Status Memo
Authorities Arrest Suspects in Munch Theft
Barnes Foundation Appeal to be Heard by Superior Court
Biblical Arts Fire
Conner Prairie Rings in Independence Day One Day Late
Death of Stephen E. Weil
Fla. Museum Finds Closure after Deaths Staff
Getty Names New Director Amid Museum's Difficulties
Hurricane Katrina - Crisis Reaction Tree
International Museum Community Responds to Tsunami Disaster
Long-Awaited Decision on Barnes Museum Handed Down
Munch Masterpieces Likely Damaged
Museum Moves Forward After November Arson
Museum Repays Debt to City
Museums Nationwide Celebrate Black History
Nation’s Oldest Continuously Operating Aquarium to Close
National Awards for Museum and Library Service
New President for African-American Association
News Reports Draw Attention to Missing NARA Pieces
Nominations for the Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America
Proposed Museums at Ground Zero Face Challenges
Resolution in Sight for Conner Prairie Dispute
Russian Museum Staff Found Guilty of Inciting Religious Hatred
Sharon C. Blume
Suggestions for Helping Children Cope with Disaster
Survey Shows Small, Midsize Companies’ Deep Pockets
Suspect Arrested in Munch Theft
Teens Await Trial for Shark Killings
Upcoming Conferences and Grants
Updates on Current Legislation
Zoo to Rebuild Burned Barn for Rare African Antelope
Other News
Jane Rosen Glaser Dies at 81
July 2007 Aviso Bulletin
Other News
Sally Zinno Dies at 60
Tom Otterness in Indianapolis
Professional Education
Professional Education Home
Washington Wire
AAM Board Approves Federal Funding Framework
AAM Co-Sponsors Advocacy Events in Washington, D.C.
AAM Endorses Recommendations of Nonprofit Panel; Legislation Expected
AAM Enlists Field in Advocacy for Non-Cash Donations
AAM Responds to Proposals for IMLS, Self-Regulation
AAM, Museums, Nonprofits Endorse Non-Cash Gift Changes
AAM-Supported Postal and Transportation Legislation Moves in House and Senate
Advocacy Column: Keep Up the Meeting Momentum!
Advocacy Column: Successful Meetings with Officials
Advocacy Column: The Golden Rules
Advocacy Tips: Museums as Centers of Social Change
Advocates Win Increase in Senate for NEA and NEH
American History Grants
April Legislative Updates
Arts and Humanities Advocacy Days
Arts and Humanities Advocates Lobby Congress
Broad Scrutiny of Nonprofits Continues
Caucuses to Support Museum Causes
Charitable Incentive Legislation Reintroduced in Congress
Committee Approves IMLS Increase
Copy of House Approves Big Funding Increases for NEA, NEH
Deadline Approaching for IMLS/CPB Community Collaboration Grants
Digital Promise Coalition Active on Capitol Hill
DNA Files III Encourages Museum/Radio Partnerships
Domestic Issues Come Second in State of the Union
Election Mixed Bag for Museums
Electronic 990/990EZ Update
Engaging Congressional Staff
FCC Grants 6-Month Stay on Do Not Fax Rules
Federal Funding Deadlines
Federal Funding Deadlines - June 2005
Federal Funding Deadlines - May 2005
Federal Funding Deadlines - September 2005
Federal Spending Bills Delayed
FTC Releases Final SPAM Rules
Funding Battles Ahead for FY 2008
Funding Discussed for Museums, Cultural Agencies
FY06 Budget Includes Funds for Museums
Guidelines Released for Combined Museum, Library, and Public Broadcasting Grants
Guidelines Released for Department of Homeland Security Grants
Humanities and Polar Regions Grants
IMLS Director Completes Term
IMLS Increase Approved by Senate Appropriations Committee
IMLS Museums for America Funding Available
IMLS Promotes Conservation with Summit, Bookshelf
IMLS’ National Awards for Museum Service - December 2004
Increased IMLS Funding on the Horizon
Informal Science Education Grants Deadline Nears
IRS News for Nonprofits
IRS Nonprofit Review to Include Excess Compensation
Issues Updates
July IRS News for Nonprofits
July Legislative Updates
Legislative Updates
Legislative Updates: IRS, Earmarks and NAGPRA
Level Funding Expected for NSF Program
Making the Case: Resources for Working with Media
Museum Tax Legislative Outlook
Museums Be