Direct Care of Collections: Ethics, Guidelines, and Recommendations
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of Museum magazine. First issued in 2016, the white paper was updated in 2019 to reflect the updated FASB accounting standard …
Direct Care of Collections
Direct Care of Collections: Ethics, Guidelines, and Recommendations provides field-wide guidance on the use of proceeds from the sale of deaccessioned objects. It focuses specifically on …
Closing the GAAP on Direct Care
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Alliance Blog
As lawyers with backgrounds in horticulture (Lori) and material culture studies (Sarah), we never thought we would be passionate about an accounting rule. Yet here we are. In 2015 we wrote …
Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practices
Excellence across the museum field begins with the ethics and standards that the field sets for itself to promote accountability, provide a basis for good decision-making, and prove a …
Collections Stewardship Standards
Stewardship is the careful, sound and responsible management of that which is entrusted to a museum’s care. Possession of collections incurs legal, social and ethical obligations to provide …
Managing collections care during pandemics
Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field: These resources have been taken out from behind the member paywall to make them free and accessible for all. The current crisis is taking a …
Maintaining museum excellence in the time of COVID-19
Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field: These resources have been taken out from behind the member paywall to make them free and accessible for all. The current crisis is taking a …
In a Generous Spirit: Museums as Donees Standards, Best Practices, and Ethical and Legal Responsibilities
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2011 edition of the Museum magazine. An excerpt from To Give and To Receive: A Handbook on Gifts and Donations for Museums and Donors, …
Museum Boards: Ethics, Transparency, and Public Scrutiny
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. This session addresses the recent controversies surrounding museum trustees who have been the target of …
Museums and Responding in Times of Crisis
In recent years, museums have responded to a range of current events—from war and national movements to climate change and gun violence—in many ways, from statements to public programming …
Developing and Managing Business and Individual Donor Support
Purpose and Importance Not-for-profit, charitable, educational and scientific organizations and those they serve have always benefited from the business sector and the generosity of …
Bookstore
From titles covering DEAI and governance to exhibitions and digital, the Alliance partners with Rowman & Littlefield (R&L) to publish the best and most comprehensive literature for …