Small Museum Resources
Below, we have gathered a list of programs, services, and other resources that are specifically attuned to the needs of small museums. Please contact our webmaster if you have other helpful resources you would like to share with your colleagues (webmaster@smallmuseum.org).
Small Museum Toolkit, AltaMira
AAM Articles - Publicly available resources include:
Museum Ethics
Disaster Planning:
http://statewideplan.pbwiki.com
http://www.dplan.org
IRS Articles:
Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits
Cultural Property:
A Line in the Sand
Forms:
US Copyright Office, the Library of Congress forms
From Our Members:
THE CROWNING CRIME: The International Slave Trade
by Glenn Williams, Curator, U.S.S. Constellation
Networking:
Many members of the Small Museum Association have volunteered to help with your questions on professional dilemmas and problems. Take a few minutes to go through the list and see if there is someone with the expertise you are looking for to answer your toughest questions!
20th Century Military History:
Architecture:
Board and/or Staff Development:
Cemeteries:
Civil War:
Collections Management:
Colonial History:
Conservation:
Cooperative Collection Models:
Disaster Planning:
Editing, Writing, and Proofreading:
Exhibit Design and Fabrication:
Fire:
Heritage Tourism:
Historic Houses:
Land Preservation:
Law Enforcement:
Maryland State Genealogy:
Milling:
Museums and Computing:
- Marla Misunas, Collections Information Manager: We have a Small Museums group within Museum Computer Network, and I think we have a lot to offer in terms of expertise. Our listserv is free and does not require membership to join, if you're interested in checking us out.
Museums and Culture Consulting:
Museum Management:
Museum Shop/Sales:
Naval History:
Preservation:
Restoration:
Revolutionary War:
Strategic Planning:
Victoriana:
VA Area History:
VAM Council :
Volunteerism:
War of 1812:
Web Sites:
Resource Links
American Association of Museums
American Association for State and Local History
ALHFAM The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Art Museum Network The official website of the world's leading art museums
Aviation Museums of the World
Greater Baltimore Historical Alliance
Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies & Museums: a regional service organization formed to advance and advocate the preservation and interpretation of the area's historical, ethnic and cultural heritages.
Maryland Association of History Museums
Musee An interactive directory to museums' collections including art, science, history, zoos, archaeology and aquariums, etc. providing links to their educational, entertainment, archive and shopping features.
The Museums of Greater Dover 10 nationally recognized recognized Museums in Dover Delaware!
The Museum Network Explore 33,000 museums worldwide
The Smithsonian Institution