Apply to the Museum Assessment Program
Please note:
AAM’s Accreditation program is not federally funded and therefore is not impacted by recent cuts to federal agencies.
The Museum Assessment Program (MAP) operates solely on federal funding through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). We have not received funding for FY 2025, which means that we are unable to offer an IMLS-funded MAP cohort this year. We will update this page as we receive updates regarding federal funding and future MAP opportunities. If interested in a fee-for-service MAP or other self-assessment resources, please contact map@aam-us.org.
Follow this process to apply to the Museum Assessment Program:
- Confirm your museum is eligible to participate.
- Review MAP costs, process and schedule and ensure your museum has the time, resources, capacity, and buy-in to undertake an assessment.
- Choose your Assessment Type and verify that you meet any special additional eligibility requirements.
- Want to be notified when the next application instructions and details becomes available? Contact MAP staff at map@aam-us.org to be added to our notification list.
Want to learn more about MAP? The Insider’s Guide to MAP is an 11-minute recorded presentation covering the details about eligibility requirements, program cost, and the key components of the MAP process.
“We are a stronger organization after completing the MAP process, and we continue to benefit from more effective communication with museum stakeholders… With a fresh sense of purpose, the board of directors has spearheaded efforts to build an acquisitions endowment that will sustainably expand the collection in the future.”
Laura Nice, Director of Special Projects, Janet Turner Print Museum at California State University Chico