The Council of Regional Associations serves as a forum for the leadership of these organizations, Alliance Board and staff to discuss issues of common concern and exchange information about organizational priorities and activities.

• Association of Midwest Museums (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin)
• Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
• Mountain Plains Museums Association (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas)
• New England Museum Association (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)
• Southeastern Museums Conference (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands)
• Western Museums Association (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii)