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Resource Library

Resource Library

Our members-only Resource Library provides over 2,000 how-to guides, articles and tools assembled to help you and your museum meet standards and best practices. Please login to browse the library.

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Advocacy

Build your advocacy skills, learn about Congress, make your case, meet with elected officials and get involved in advocacy for your museum.

Career Management

Grow and strengthen your career, learn about mentoring and develop your resume and cover letter.

Collections Stewardship

Effectively manage, care for, and plan for collections.

Development & Membership Resources

Make your case, raise funds, and manage your membership program.

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Review toolkits, guides, tactics and other reference materials to help you and your organization understand, plan for, and support diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion initiatives.

Education and Interpretation

Engage and evaluate your audiences, conduct interpretive and educational planning, design and install exhibits and develop inclusive and accessible practices.

Facilities and Risk Management

Manage and plan your facilities, manage risk and prepare for disaster.

Financial Stability

Keep your museum financially viable.

Governance and Support Organizations

Ensure legal and ethical integrity, maintain public accountability and manage your board, advisory groups, friends and support groups.

Human Resources

Hire, train and manage staff and volunteers, develop job descriptions and explore legal issues related to paid and unpaid staff.

Marketing and Public Relations

Communicate to and serve your audiences, demonstrate public, economic and educational impact and market your museum.

Mission and Institutional Planning

Advance your mission and vision, benchmark and assess your operations and strategically plan for the future.

AAM Member-Only Content

AAM Members get exclusive access to premium digital content including:

  • Featured articles from Museum magazine
  • Access to more than 1,500 resource listings from the Resource Center
  • Tools, reports, and templates for equipping your work in museums
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