Apply to the Museum Assissment Program (MAP) today

There is an affordable way for you to:
strengthen your museum's operations
build your capacity
establish priorities

For 26 years, museums of all sizes and types have partnered with MAP to attain excellence in operations and planning. MAP is a low-cost confidential process
of guided self-study that includes consultation with a museum professional.

Postmark deadline: February 15, 2008

The application and guidelines are available at: www.aam-us.org/map

The IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

The IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, informative, practical resources to help the nation’s museums and libraries sustain our heritage. This is a must-have resource, intended for small to mid-sized institutions, both museums (including those with living collections) and libraries with special collections.

Two thousand sets of the Bookshelf will be awarded free in two applications periods:

September 1 – November 15, 2007
March 1 – April 15, 2008

Instructions, qualifications, and the contents of the Bookshelf, along with the online application, can be found at www.AASLH.org/Bookshelf

Gaylords and Bags Unlimited Discounts!

MAHM members can receive museum products at a reduced price from GAYLORDS email-doug.schoeck@gaylord.com or call 1-800-448-6160 and from BAGS UNLIMITED at www.bagsunlimited.com or call 1-800-767-2247 for more
information or for a free catalog if you do not have one. When you order from GAYLORDS, enter our code MAHM04. When you order from BAGS UNLIMITED, enter code MUSORG06. For every order made those either of
these companies, they make a donation back to MAHM. We hope you will use these vendors and we will both benefit!

MAHM has Moved

At the end of October 2004, The Maryland Assocation of History Museums moved from Bowie to the Star Bangled Banner Flag House and War of 1812 Museum. The address is 844 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, 21202. The new telephone number is 410-837-1793. The new fax number is 410-837-1812. We are located within a short distance of the Inner Harbor and across the street from Little Italy.