Professional Museum Organizations
These websites offer a variety of resources for members and nonmembers alike. Browse to find valuable information on current trends and issues, upcoming conferences and workshops, relevant books and other publications, and more.
American Association for State and Local History
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Mountain-Plains Museum Association
Association of Midwest Museums
Nonprofit Resources
Learn more about nonprofit formation, management and development on these websites.
Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
The Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas
Resources for Collections Care
The following organizations offer a variety of technical leaflets and other helpful publications pertaining to the care of historical artifact collections.
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Canadian Conservation Institute
National Park Service’s Conserve O Gram Technical Leaflet Series
National Park Service’s Museum Handbook
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Northern States Conservation Center
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
Disaster Planning and Response Resources for Museums
Also check the collections care links above for more information on disaster planning and response.
Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel
Field Guide to Emergency Response (Heritage Preservation)
PREP: Planning for Response and Emergency Preparedness (TAM)
Grant Resources for Museums
Grants are available from many different sources, including federal, state, and local governments, private foundations, and corporations. Each granting source has its own criteria and requirements for applicants. The following are a few of the institutions offering grant programs for history museums.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities
