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Applications for the February 15, 2006 postmark deadline for the Museum Assessment Program are now available at www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/apply_howto.cfm.

Applicants will be accepted into the program on a first-come, first-served basis.

Under a new Cooperative Agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the American Association of Museums (AAM) has streamlined the program, making it more accessible to the field. Changes this year include a decrease in the number of days (now 90) your museum must be open to be eligible, and museums with budgets under $125,000 can now participate for free. AAM covers all Surveyor travel costs (up to $850) and participants receive a $150 Resource Packet from the AAM Bookstore at the completion of their assessment.

The Museum Assessment Program (MAP) is an assessment tool that can help your museum attain excellence in operations and planning through a confidential process of self-study and peer review.

For more information, or to request a hard copy of the application, call 202/289-9118 or e-mail [log in to unmask]

Laura M. Plaisted
Program Coordinator, Museum Assessment Program
American Association of Museums
1575 Eye St., NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
www.aam-us.org
AAM100 1906-2006
Leadership to the Field,
Service to the Public
 
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