Reapplication for currently Recognized Museums
The revised RMP Application consists of ten pieces of core
evidence and five pieces of secondary supporting evidence, which
demonstrate best practice across all areas of your
institution.
- Plan - Strategic or Operational
or Business
- Financial Planning - Operating Budget or
Financial Statements
- Summary of Community Engagement
- Open to the Public - Accessibility
- Collections Management Policy
- Preventive Conservation
- Emergency Plan
- Example of Research - one example from the past two years
- Example of Interpretation - one example from the past two
years
- Example of Exhibits - one example from the past two years
All applicants must also confirm that senior staff or
representatives from the institution's governing authority (e.g.,
Board of Directors) are familiar with core AMA and Canadian Museums
Association Foundational Documents.
Submitting the Reapplication
The Reapplication must be completed online. The link will be
available in the Members Only section of the website beginning on
June 1.
To help you prepare your institution's reapplication, the AMA
created a workbook outlining the Standards and Minimum Requirements
for each section of the Reapplication. There is also a PDF of the
Reapplication Questions you can use a reference.
RMP Reapplication Questions
RMP Reapplication Workbook
Deadlines
The deadline to submit Applications is November
30, annually.
The AMA offers complementary Draft Review for any Evidence
submitted by September 15. All participants are
strongly encouraged to take advantage of the Draft Review as over
80% of Recognized Museums used this complementary service.
Designations
A Review Panel consisting of three Individual Members of the AMA
will assess your institution's evidence and award one of three
possible designations. Regardless of which designation your
institution receives, the Review Panel will provide comments to
help your institution strengthen its practices going forward.
• Recognized Museum
All required Evidence met all Minimum Requirements and
Standards.
• Conditionally Recognized Museum
The required Evidence submitted by the institution met most
Minimum Requirements and Standards but some minor administrative
follow-up is needed to become a Recognized Museum. Conditionally
Recognized Museums have eight weeks to complete and submit
revisions.
• Candidate in the Recognized Museum Program
The required evidence submitted by the institution met some of
the Minimum Requirements and Standards but several are still
outstanding. To become a Recognized Museum the institution must
submit Upgrade Evidence. Candidates have up-to-three years to
complete the Upgrade Evidence requested. The annual deadline to
submit Upgrade Evidence is October 31.
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