Check It Out

Interested in how other museums are displaying exhibits?  Want to learn something new?  Visit a friend’s museum or go somewhere new on your vacation.  Take advantage of the museum admission benefit available only to AAM members.

Help Your Career

Boost your resume by becoming an AAM Peer Reviewer! AAM peer reviewers have an opportunity to build valuable relationships, develop and exercise leadership skills, help other museums by sharing expertise and enhance your skill set by observing practices in action first hand.

Build your network!

Whether you’re looking for you first museum job, seeking new challenges within the museum field, or simply searching for more collaborative ways to work, networking is key.  AAM offers many ways for EMPs to network with other museum professionals regionally and nationwide.

Opportunities for online networking include Facebook , MySpace, LinkedIn, and the EMP Listserv.

Existing Regional networks include:

·         Washington DC

o        Contact Anne Goska

·         New York City

o        Contact Alice Walker

·         Los Angeles

o        Contact Katharine Pastides

·         Chicago
      o        http://chicagoemp.blogspot.com/

            o        Contact Sheetal Prajapati

·         Seattle

o        www.seattle-emps.blogspot.com

o        Contact Amanda Padalewski

·         San Diego

o        http://museumcafe.wordpress.com

o        Contact Ingrid Martis

If you are interested in starting an EMP group in your area, please take a look at AAM’s EMP networking toolkit and contact us at emergingprofessionals@aam-us.org