Associations

Each entry below is linked to a web site: just click on either the bold blue or bold black.

National Associations

• American Association of Museums
  The national organization for professionals in museums and museum related fields.
• American Association of State and Local History
• Art Museum Network - The official Web site of the world's leading art museums
• Association for Preservation Technology International
• Association of Art Museum Directors
• Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
  This association represents over 400 science and technology museums, and hosts an annual conference.
• International Council of Museums (ICOM)
• Mid-America Arts Alliance (MAA)
• National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME)
• National Association of Interpretation (NAI)
• National Conference of State Museum Associations
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Park Service
• Organization of American Historians

Regional Associations

• Association of Midwest Museums (AMM)
• Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM)
• Mountain Plains Museum Association (MPMA)
• New England Museum Association (NEMA)
• Western Museum Association (WMA)
• Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC)

State Associations in the MPMA Region

• Colorado Wyoming Museum Association http://www.cwamit.org/
• Kansas Museums Association  http://www.ksmuseums.org/
• Nebraska Museums Association http://www.nebraskamuseums.org/
• Museums in North Dakota http://www.state.nd.us/hist/mind.htm
• New Mexico Association of Museums http://www.nmmuseums.org/
• Montana Association of Museums http://www.montanamuseums.org/
• Oklahoma Museums Association http://www.okmuseums.org/
• Texas Association of Museums http://www.io.com/~tam/
• Association of South Dakota Museums http://www.sdmuseums.org/
  

Grants

• The Foundation Center
• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
• The National Endowment for the Humanities

Heritage Web Sites

• Heritage Preservation Links

Job Banks

• America's Job Bank
• ArtHire
• Arts Wire - current job listings
• ArtsEdge News Break - arts and education job posting
• ASTC Job Bank
• Canadian Museum Network & Canadian Heritage Information Network - job postings
• CareerPath
• Chronicle of Higher Learning - Jobs
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Job openings in the non-profit world
• FedWorld - US Government federal job search
• Global Museum Jobs - a regularly updated compendium of museum, art gallery & nonprofit vacancies
• H-Net Job Guide - for the Humanities and Social; Sciences
• MERC - Museum Employment Resource Center
• Museum Job Resources On-Line
• Museum Resource Board - Job Announcements
• The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - Job Openings
• Non Profit Career Network
• Preserve/Net
• Texas Association of Museums - Job Bank This job bank features Texas museum jobs as well as positions available throughout the country

Miscellaneous

• Professional Links of Interest to Museum Professionals
• The Web Exchange - Museum Resources

Tourism/Visitor Services

• Travel Industry Association of America - Statistics
• Visitor Studies Conference

Resources

• Association of Children's Museums
• Museum Learning Collaborative (MLC)
  This site has a searchable database about learning in museums, other links and a list of university course syllabi about informal learning and learning in museums.
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - Preservation information
• Texas Association of Museums - Resource Directory
• VSA Arts - an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting artistic excellence and providing educational opportunities through the arts for children and adults with disabilities.