Impact & Benefits of MAP

Jump to some of our Impact Snapshots and Museum Success Stories below, or discover MAP museums near you!

Did You Know?

Nearly one-quarter of all museums in America have participated in MAP
Around 20,000 museum professionals have participated in MAP with their museum, as a peer reviewer, or both
Over 5,000 museums have participated in MAP since 1981
Over one-third of those museums have participated more than once
Museums from all 50 states have participated
50% of all MAP participants are small museums
60% of Alliance Accredited museums have participated in MAP
Peer reviewers have volunteered more than 150,000 hours and $3,150,000 of their time helping MAP museums since 1981

After participating in MAP, museums:

have an institutional roadmap or strategic plan
say the changes made as a result of MAP positively impacted visitor experience and/or community response to their museum
are better able to identify their strengths and challenges
create or update at least one museum policy
are better prepared to go through Accreditation, Reaccreditation or Core Document Verification
credit MAP for their success in fundraising

Data and Case Studies

Read more about MAP benefits and impact in this report summarizing the findings of a recent summative evaluation of MAP. If you’re not into the data, skip to the end to read the short case studies featuring how MAP helped change ten different institutions in the short and long term.