The Association
Link to the Virtual Museum of Canada -
Directory of Canadian Museums
Looking for a museum in Alberta (or anywhere else in Canada)? The
Canadian Heritage Information Network, in partnership with the Canadian Museums
Association, has produced a directory of museums in Canada. Please visit the Virtual Museum of
Canada website in order to access this valuable directory.
 Reminder! The 2006 Operations Grant Deadline is March 1st
Eligible members can submit a grant application for up to $1500.00,
without matching funds, for their 2006 operating expenses.
The application form is available on our Grants page.
The Alberta Museums Association Annual
Conference
We are looking for Session Proposals for our 2006 Annual Conference,
to be held in Calgary (late in September or early October, 2006). If you are interested in
submitting a Session Proposal, please download the forms available on our Conference page.
We have provided a listing of past Alberta Museums Association Conferences
(including a copy of Joanne DiCosimo's Keynote Address from the 2005 Centennial
Conference), with session and program information for your reference.
The Affirmation Program
The guidelines and application forms for the Alberta Museums Association's Affirmation
Program are provided for download in both Rich
Text Format and in Portable
Document Format (pdf).
The Alberta Museums Association Grants Program
The guidelines and application forms for the Alberta
Museums Association Grants Program are provided for download in both Rich Text
Format and in Portable Document Format (pdf). For more information about the Alberta
Museums Association Grants Program and the eligibility criteria, contact the Grants
Co-ordinator at: grants@museumsalberta.ab.ca
Our Advisory Services
Membership Information
Publications and Resources
The Museum Excellence
Program
The
Museum Excellence Program, developed by the Alberta Museums Association, is
an institutional performance measurement program. It enables a museum to measure its
current performance, identify its strengths and weaknesses, plan for the future and strive
for excellence.
Update for Standard Practices Handbook for
Museums: Second Edition
In the original printing (print date of 2001) of the Alberta Museums Association
publication: Standard Practices Handbook for Museums, the section entitled
"Disposal" in the Collections Unit on page 200 has a number of inaccuracies.
These have been corrected in the more recent reprinting of the Standard Practices
Handbook for Museums (print date of 2003). For anyone who may have the earlier
printing of the Handbook, you can download a PDF file of the addedum of the new
"Disposals" section here.
Thinking About Starting a Museum?
A Discussion Guide and
Workbook on Museums and Heritage Projects
This Guide/Workbook is a print and Web resource that is available free-of-charge to
community groups in Alberta who are considering starting a museum. Click here for more
information about what your group should consider before starting a museum.
Emergency Response Network
The Alberta Museums Association's Emergency Response Network is a group of museum
workers with training or experience in emergency recovery of museum objects who are
willing to be contacted to assist museums in the event of an emergency that threatens a
museum's collections. Please download the pdf document for a the Emergency Response Network's Phone List.
This site last revised: 02/02/06 © Alberta Museums
Association
Museums Alberta acknowledges the ongoing financial
support of Alberta Community Development through the Lottery-funded Alberta Historical
Resources Foundation and grant support from the Museum Assistance Program, Department of
Canadian Heritage
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