Program
Overview
The Museum Assessment Program (MAP) is supported through
a cooperative agreement between the Institute of Museum
and Library Services and the American Association of
Museums. It is designed to help museums assess their
strengths and weaknesses, and plan for the future.
The program provides technical assistance
for four kinds of assessments: (1) collections management;
(2) governance; (3) institutional; and (4) public dimension.
Assessments are funded on a first-come, first-served
basis. Museums may apply for MAP assessments in any
sequence. Museums that received a MAP assessment grant
on or before September 2002 may apply for a grant to
fund participation in that assessment a second time.
Application materials can be obtained by contacting
the American Association of Museums.
In all MAP assessments, members of the
museum staff and governing authority complete a self-study,
and receive a site visit by one or more museum professionals,
who tour the museum and meet with staff, governing officials,
and volunteers. The surveyors work with the museum and
MAP staff to produce a report evaluating the museum’s
operations, making recommendations, and suggesting resources.
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