Minnesota Association of Museums.

The Minnesota Association of Museums, a state-level non-profit association for museum professionals, was organized in 1975 following a Midwest Museums Conference in Springfield, Illinois. The Association was incorporated in October 1975 as the Minnesota Museum Educators Roundtable and published its first newsletter in June 1976. In 1981 the name was changed to its present form. According to its mission statement, the association exists to raise professional standards, to promote excellence in museum activities, to promote Minnesota museums as educational and recreational resources, and to provide representation and communication among other professional museum organizations.

The Association is governed by a steering committee and an executive committee. From 1972 to 1989 a number of functions were added, including a long range planning committee, a membership coordinator, and "affinity groups" that included education programs, exhibits, and a northern Minnesota regional group. Workshops, seminars, conferences, and related activities have been the association's core activities.

Historical information was taken from a historical sketch by Timothy C. Glines (1990) and is available in the collection. This sketch also includes lists of chairpersons and meeting programs (1975-1990).

From the guide to the Minnesota Association of Museums records., 1975-2000., (Minnesota Historical Society)