Jeanette Hopperton701-04CrowleyFinal Project

What’s going on?

MuseumsMuseum Code of EthicsLEM: the Learning MuseumKraft Great Kids Museum ProgramMacy’s Museum Adventure PassMuseum Free Days

Different types of Museums

Aquariums Art museums Children's museum Historic sites History museums Maritime Military Natural history Planetariums Presidential libraries Public gardens Science centers zoos

American Association of Museums (AAM)

To participate in AAM accreditation program, a museum must…

oBe legally organized nonprofit institution or part of a nonprofit organization or government entity

oBe essentially educational in natureoHave a formally stated and approved missionoUse and interpret objects and/or a site for the public

presentation of regularly scheduled programs and exhibits

oHave a formal and appropriate program of documentation, care and use of collection and/or objects

oCarry out the above functions primarily at a physical facility/site

Continued….

oHave been open to the public for at least two years

oBe open to the public at 1000 hours a yearoHave accessioned 80% of its permanent collectionoHave at least one paid professional staff with

museum knowledge and experienceoHave a full-time director to whom authority is

delegated for day-to day operationsoHave the financial resources sufficient to operate

effectivelyoDemonstrate it meets the characteristics of an

accredit able museum

Museum Code of Ethics

First code was published in 1925. First revised in 1978Next revised in 1987Current code was adopted on November

12, 1993

LEM: The Learning Museum

A network project funded by the Lifelong Learning Program, Grundtvig.

Currently is with 23 partners from 17 European countries and the United States

LEM continuted

LEM wants to support museums in achieving the objectives set by the EU Agenda 2020, by establishing a permanent space for museums and adult educators to learn from each other, develop professionally and contribute to a learning society and a knowledge based Europe.

Their project’s aim is to face the challenges of the present and of the future decades, museums are not only expected to be places where people learn, but must be learning organizations themselves: learning from communities, from the public, from their stake holders, and also from other agencies, with whom they have to build alliances to accomplish the ambitious objectives set by polices at national and European level.

Kraft Great Kids Museum Program

•Adult residents of the City of Chicago•One passport be person per household•One week loan period•Overdue fines

Presented by Macy’s, Lite fm 93.9, Chicago Sun-Times, DuPage Library system, North Suburban library System, and Metropolitan Library system.

Adult Residents at participating suburban libraries

Libraries have a limited number of passes per museum

Loan Period

http://museumfreedays.com/