Michigan Museums Association
With an emphasis on face-to-face collaboration, the Michigan Museums Association shares expertise and
resources to promote standards and practices that make the Michigan museum community thrive.

Upcoming events

March 07, 2014 12:00 PM • Lansing, Michigan
June 20, 2014 9:30 AM • Michigan Women's Hall of Fame and Museum -- Lansing
August 15, 2014 9:30 AM • Dennos Museum Center -- Traverse City
This activity is supported in part by an award from the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.  


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The 2013 Annual Meeting of the Michigan 
Museums Association took place on Friday, 
October 11 at noon at the Doubltree by Hilton 
Riverfront Bay City Hotel in Bay City Michigan.
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Office Hours

The MMA office is open Monday-Wednesday 
9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

If you call or email outside of that time, we will 
reply as soon as possible during office hours.  

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"I Want to Start a New Museum"
This is a question we get a lot at MMA. Here are some links to articles and publications that may be helpful:
Museum Association of New York: What Comes First?

Building Museums: A Handbook for Small and Midsize Organizations

Center for the Future of Museums: Vetting Future Museums
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Connecting to Collections

A few years ago, Michigan Museums Association received an 
IMLS (Institute for Museum & Library Service) grant so that
we could assess the state of Michigan’s collections in museums
and libraries.

Surveys were sent to over 1000 libraries and museums asking 
questions about how collections are cared for and managed.  

This pdf is a summary report of the responses from respondents
regarding their collections successes and challenges. Ultimately,
this information will be used to convince funders that Michigan’s institutions need resources to help preserve and share their
collections.  

We hope you will read this report and see the state of our
stewardship of the state’s treasures. Despite some economic
challenges in recent years we are doing a great job in caring for
collections. There’s still more to do!

Michigan Museums Association will keep you informed about opportunities for assistance in caring for your collections.   

This grant was generous supported by  Michigan Council for
Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA), IMLS, and Johnson Center
 for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University.  


          

 
 
 

Michigan Museums Association     313-334-7643     PO Box 5246, Cheboygan, MI 49721     lcbrisson@michiganmuseums.org

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