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Demystifying Accreditation: Perspective from Peer Reviewers
AAM accreditation comes with significant benefits, including national credibility, enhanced relationships with peers and supporters, and institutional sustainability. But what does the process of obtaining these benefits entail, and how do … -
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 43 Museums Achieve This Distinction
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 2 first time accreditations and 41 reaccreditation awards made at … -
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 41 Museums Achieve This Distinction
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced one first time accreditation award and forty reaccreditation … -
Diversity, Equity To Become Required for Museum Accreditation, Standards
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced a multi-year initiative to transform the standards that guide … -
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 23 Museums Achieve This Distinction
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 4 first time accreditation awards and 19 reaccreditation awards made … -
From Surviving to Thriving
The Dayton Art Institute’s journey to accreditation has helped the institution become more financially stable and… -
Trust the Process
Hill Aerospace Museum’s accreditation journey put museum stakeholders on the same page, improved operations, and strengthened community c… -
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 15 Museums Receive this High Honor
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 5 first-time accreditation awards and 10 reaccreditation awards made … -
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 21 Museums Receive this High Honor
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 21 reaccreditation awards made at the February 2021 meeting of the … -
The Shifting Sands of Excellence: A Q&A with Accreditation Leaders
One of AAM’s closest-watched programs is Accreditation, the flagship program on a continuum that measures and confers excellence, giving museums an external seal of credibility which helps further their ambitions. The process, in …
Accreditation
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