MAP Participants Achieve Success

AAM would like to congratulate the museums that have successfully completed one of the Museum Assessment Program's (MAP) four assessments since the beginning of the year. These institutions dedicated phenomenal energy and resources to improving their operations, becoming more sustainable and better able to serve their communities. Through a rigorous process of self-study and peer review, the museums took time for introspective examination and welcomed external peer reviewers to provide fresh perspective.

"The process of self-reflection and peer review fostered by the Museum Assessment Program improves museums on every level," says AAM President and CEO Ford Bell. "Through MAP, museums are positioned to better serve their communities, reporting clearer focus on mission, an energized staff and board and greater credibility with stakeholders."

The museums listed below participated in one of MAP's four assessment types. Collections Management Assessment explores how a museum cares for its collection in the context of its overall operation. Governance Assessment leads a museum's governing authority in examining its structure, roles and responsibilities. Institutional Assessment reviews an institution's entire operation, from mission to marketing to financial stability. Lastly, Public Dimension Assessment determines how a museum's community perceives, experiences and is involved with the institution. Visit the MAP homepage for more information, or contact map@aam-us.org or 202-289-9118. AAM's Museum Assessment Program is supported through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Collections Management Assessment
» Baranov Museum, Kodiak, Alaska
» Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan, Inc., Alpena, Mich.
» Central Museum of Art and Design, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla.
» Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, Fairfax, Va.
» John Hutchings Museum of Natural History of Lehi, Utah
» John Wesley Powell River History Museum, City of Green River, Utah
» Livermore Heritage Guild, Livermore, Calif.
» Nichols House Museum, Boston
» North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, N.C.
» Portsmouth Museums/Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, Va.
» Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
» San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Tex.
» San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego
» Sewall-Belmont House, Washington, D.C.
» Vestal Museum, Vestal, N.Y.

Governance Assessment
» A. W. Perry Homestead Museum, Carrollton, Tex.
» Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, N.Y.
» Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Fla.
» Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyo.
» City of Elkhart—Elkhart Environmental Center, Elkhart, Ind.
» Geneva Historical Society, Geneva, N.Y.
» Historic Locust Grove, Louisville, Ky.
» Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston
» Kelton House Museum and Garden, Columbus, Ohio
» Old Davie School Historical Museum, Davie, Fla.
» Onslow County Museum, Richlands, N.C.
» Sciencenter, Ithaca, N.Y.
» Slate Valley Museum, Granville, N.Y.
» St. Georges Botanical Gardens, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands

Institutional Assessment
» Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis, Md.
» Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum, Los Altos, Calif.
» Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, N.Y.
» Carolina Raptor Center, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
» Carroll County Historical Society, Hillsville, Va.
» Center for Book Arts, New York
» City of Angels—Angels Camp Museum, Angels Camp, Calif.
» Dallas County Heritage Society, Inc., Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas
» Dan O'Laurie Museum of Moab, Moab, Utah
» Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, N.Y.
» Finnish-American Heritage Center, Finlandia University, Hancock, Mich.
» Isaiah Davenport House Museum, Savannah, Ga.
» Kids 'N' Stuff: An Interactive Experience for Kids, Albion, Mich.
» McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Fla.
» Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee
» Oldham County Historical Society, La Grange, Ky.
» Parthenon Museum, Nashville
» Promont House Museum, Greater Milford Area Historical Society, Milford, Ohio
» Saint Joseph College Art Gallery, West Hartford, Conn.
» ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, Ashland, Oreg.
» Smoki Museum of American Indian Arts and Culture, Prescott, Ariz.
» Tioga Point Museum, Athens, Pa.
» Troy Museum & Historic Village, Troy, Mich.
» Willowbrook Museum Village, Newfield, Maine

Public Dimension Assessment
» Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn
» Children's Museum in Easton, North Easton, Mass.
» Des Moines Art Center, Edmundson Art Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa
» Detroit Science Center, Detroit
» Dunedin Historical Museum, Dunedin, Fla.
» Family Museum City of Bettendorf, Bettendorf, Iowa
» Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, Ala.
» Maine State Museum, Augusta
» Museum and Arts Center of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, Sequim, Wash.
» New Hampshire Antique and Classic Boat Museum, Wolfeboro Falls
» North Andover Historical Society, North Andover, Mass.
» Old Homestead Museum, Cripple Creek, Colo.
» Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Ill.
» Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, N.Y.
» Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, N.Y.
» Umatilla County Historical Society Museum, Pendleton, Oreg.
» Vernon County Historical Society, Nevada, Mo.