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AAM Accredited Museums

Museums accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the field’s highest national recognition. Through self-study and peer review, each has shown that it meets national standards for collections care, public service, governance and ethics. About 1,100 of the country’s estimated 33,000 museums hold accreditation.

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Accredited museums on IDbGLAM

1107 places in 51 states and 1 other country on IDbGLAM

This list follows AAM’s Museums Committed to Excellence directory. Museums are reaccredited at least every ten years, so the list changes after each Accreditation Commission meeting. Where AAM accredits a museum system or university museum group, IDbGLAM tags its main listed site.

A–CAlabama – Connecticut168
Alabama7
Alaska7
Arizona17
Arkansas12
California78
Colorado25
Connecticut22
D–KDelaware – Kentucky221
Delaware9
District of Columbia21
Florida60
Georgia17
Hawaii5
Idaho5
Illinois31
Indiana26
Iowa29
Kansas11
Kentucky7
L–MLouisiana – Montana221
Louisiana23
Maine17
Maryland23
Massachusetts62
Michigan37
Minnesota22
Mississippi9
Missouri20
Montana8
NNebraska – North Dakota163
Nebraska16
Nevada5
New Hampshire9
New Jersey11
New Mexico22
New York70
North Carolina28
North Dakota2
O–ROhio – Rhode Island124
Ohio41
Oklahoma14
Oregon7
Pennsylvania37
Puerto Rico3
Rhode Island22
S–WSouth Carolina – Wyoming210
South Carolina18
South Dakota4
Tennessee17
Texas50
Utah6
Vermont4
Virginia58
Washington19
West Virginia5
Wisconsin23
Wyoming6