
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.
Members: For help locating your login and password, you can retrieve it here directly, e-mail us or call 866-226-2150.
Non-members: Please visit Membership for more information on its benefits.
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.