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The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), formerly the American Association of Museums, is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community. AAM is dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future. AAM is the only organization representing the entire scope of museums and professionals and nonpaid staff who work for and with museums. AAM currently represents more than 25,000 individual museum professionals and volunteers, 4,000 institutions and 150 corporate members. Individual members span the range of occupations in museums, including directors, curators, registrars, educators, exhibit designers, public relations officers, development officers, security managers, trustees and volunteers. Every type of museum is represented by the more than 4,000 institutional members, including art, history, science, military, maritime, and youth museums, as well as public aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, arboretums, historic sites, and science and technology centers. At the 2014 American Alliance of Museums conference, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced there are now at least 35,000 museums in the US.〔(Government doubles official estimate ) - Institute of Museum and Library Services〕 ==History== * 1906: Foundation * 1911: Directory of North and South American museums published * 1923: Headquarters established in Washington, D.C. (offices in the tower of the Smithsonian Castle) * 1925: Code of Ethics for Museum Workers adopted * 1925: $2,500 grant from the Carnegie Corporation for research on museum fatigue * 1927: Laurence Vail Coleman, President (1927–58) * 1958: Joseph Allen Patterson, President (1958–67) * 1961: Museum directory published (4,600 institutions) * 1964: Museums included in the National Arts and Cultural Development Act * 1966: National Museum Act passed * 1968: Belmont Report recommends developing accreditation program to help support museums, Kyran M. McGrath, President (1968–75) * 1969: Accreditation program created on recommendation of a committee chaired by Holman J. Swinney * 1969: 1975: Richard McLanathan, President (1975–78) * 1971: The Public Museum of Grand Rapids and fifteen additional museums are the first accredited * 1976: New constitution adopted * 1978: Lawrence L. Reger, President (1978–1986) * 1980: Museum Assessment Program (MAP) created on recommendation of a committee chaired by E. Alvin Gearhardt, with MAP supported through a cooperative agreement with IMS, the Institute of Museum Services (later renamed IMLS, the Institute of Museum and Library Services) * 1986: Edward H. Able, President (1986–2006) * 2006: Year of the Museum – 100th anniversary of AAM * 2007: Ford W. Bell, President (2007-2015) * 2009: First Comprehensive Strategic Plan “The Spark” adopted * 2012: Name changed to "American Alliance of Museums"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aam-us.org/about-us/media-room/the-association-is-now-the-alliance )〕 * 2015: Laura L. Lott, President (2015- ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Alliance of Museums」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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