Illustrative of a field-wide commitment to excellence and improvement, 100 museums across America have been selected to participate in the 2008 Museum Assessment Program (MAP). A process of extensive self-study, peer review and implementation, MAP empowers museums of all types and sizes to improve operations in a range of areas, thereby enabling the institutions to better meet their commitment to serve the public.
The following new additions include 45 Institutional Assessments (IMAP), 24 Collections Management Assessments (CMAP), 21 Public Dimension Assessments (PDA) and 10 Governance Assessments (GMAP).
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin andVirgin Islands
Alabama
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, Auburn, IMAP
Arizona
Amerind Foundation, Dragoon, CMAP
Buckeye Valley Museum, Buckeye, CMAP
Cave Creek Museum, Cave Creek, PDA MAP
La Pilita Museum, Tucson, IMAP
California
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, Bakersfield, IMAP
Dublin Heritage Center, City of Dublin, Dublin, PDA MAP
Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, Petaluma, IMAP
Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CMAP
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CMAP
Yanks Air Museum, Baldwin Park, IMAP
Colorado
Colorado Ski Museum, Vail, IMAP
Steelworks Museum of Industry and Culture, Pueblo, PDA MAP
Connecticut
Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, Bush-Holley Historic Site, Cos Cob, PDA MAP
Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford, CMAP
Weston Woods Institute, Weston, IMAP
Delaware
Old Swedes Foundation, Wilmington, IMAP
Florida
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Clewiston, CMAP
Beaches Area Historical Society, Jacksonville Beach, GMAP
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs, PDA MAP
Museum of Florida Art, Deland, IMAP
Railroad Education and Learning Center, Sarasota, IMAP
Ritz Theatre and LaVilla Museum, Jacksonville, PDA MAP
South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium & Parker Manatee Aquarium, Bradenton, IMAP
The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, IMAP
Georgia
Kennesaw State University Holocaust Education Program, Kennesaw, PDA MAP
Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, IMAP
Hawaii
Iolani Palace, Honolulu, IMAP
Iowa
Ushers Ferry Historic Village, Cedar Rapids, IMAP
Illinois
General John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro, PDA MAP
Robert R. McCormick Museum, Wheaton, PDA MAP
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IMAP
The Downers Grove Park District Museum, Downers Grove, PDA MAP
Indiana
Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, Crawfordsville, IMAP
National New York Central Railroad Museum, Elkhart, IMAP
Kansas
Brown County Historical Society, Hiawatha, CMAP
Louisiana
Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum, Angola, CMAP
Museum of Natural History, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, IMAP
Massachusetts
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, CMAP
Martha's Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, GMAP
Maryland
Maryland Maritime Treasures, Middle River, PDA MAP
Maine
Maine Lighthouse Museum, Rockland, CMAP
The General Henry Knox Museum, Thomaston, PDA MAP
Michigan
North Berrien Historical Society, Coloma, IMAP
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, GMAP
The Detroit Science Center, Detroit, IMAP
Missouri
Toy and Miniature Museum, Kansas City, IMAP
Montana
Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, PDA MAP
Yellowstone Historic Center, West Yellowstone, IMAP
Nebraska
Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, IMAP
Nevada
Sparks Heritage Foundation and Museum, Inc., Sparks, IMAP
New Jersey
Paterson Museum, Paterson, IMAP
New Mexico
Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, Carlsbad, GMAP
Folsom Museum, Inc., Folsom, IMAP
Indian Arts Research Center, Santa Fe, CMAP
Los Alamos Historical Museum, Los Alamos, PDA MAP
New York
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, PDA MAP
Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library, New York, CMAP
H. Lee White Marine Museum Guild, Inc., Oswego, CMAP
Hyde Hall Inc., A National Historic Landmark, Cooperstown, IMAP
New York City Police Museum, New York, IMAP
Southampton Historical Museum, Southampton, CMAP
North Carolina
Bladenboro Historical Society, Bladenboro, IMAP
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, PDA MAP North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, IMAP
Ohio
Dayton History, Dayton, CMAP
Johnny Appleseed Museum at Urbana University, Urbana, IMAP
Massillon Museum, Massillon, GMAP
Oklahoma
Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, Seminole, IMAP
Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse, Enid, PDA MAP
Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, PDA MAP
Oklahoma State University Collection of Vertebrates, Stillwater, CMAP
Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, Tulsa, GMAP
Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium, Tulsa, PDA MAP
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna Historical Society, Scranton, IMAP
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown, IMAP
Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PDA MAP
Wheatland Estate-James Buchanan Foundation for Preservation of Wheatland, Lancaster, GMAP
South Carolina
Georgetown County Museum, Georgetown, IMAP
I. P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium, South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, IMAP
South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, CMAP
Upcountry History Museum, Greenville, CMAP
South Dakota
Days of '76 Museum, Deadwood, IMAP
Tennessee
Blount Mansion Association, Knoxville, GMAP
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens, IMAP
Texas
Dr. Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute, Waco, IMAP
El Paso Museum of Archaeology, El Paso, CMAP
J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries, College Station, PDA MAP
Sam Rayburn Library and Museum, Bonham, CMAP
Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin, IMAP
The Alamo, San Antonio, IMAP
Utah
Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery, Ogden, CMAP
Virginia
Children's Museum of Richmond, Richmond, IMAP
Washington
Cowlitz County Historical Museum, Kalama, CMAP
Monroe Historical Society Museum, Monroe, IMAP
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville, CMAP
Wisconsin
Fort Winnebago Surgeons’ Quarters, Portage, GMAP
National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, GMAP
Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, CMAP
Virgin Islands
Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Inc., Frederiksted, IMAP
