Professional Organizations
There are many different organizations you can belong to, both as a museum professional or just a vistor or museum supporter. Check out some of these and support the museum field!
American Assocation for State and Local History  [offsite link]
The American Association for State and Local History provides leadership service and support for its members, who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American Society. American Association of Museums [offsite link]
AAMīs mission is to represent the museum community, address its needs, and enhance its ability to serve the public. Association of Midwest Museums [offsite link]
The Association of Midwest Museums provides resources to museums and cultural institutions and services to museum professionals in an eight-state region in the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Costume Society of America [offsite link]
The Costume Society of America advances the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance. CSA works to stimulate scholarship and encourage study in the rich and diverse field of costume. National Council for History Education [offsite link]
The National Council for History Education promotes the importance of history in schools and in society. NCHE links history in the schools with many activities sponsored by state and local organizations. NCHE provides a network for all advocates of history education, whether in schools, colleges, museums, historical councils, or comunity groups. National Council on Public History [offsite link]
The National Council on Public History is a the professional association devoted to the study and practice of public history. For more than 20 years, NCPH has worked to enhance the publicīs awareness of the value and uses of history and to serve the growing community of public historian Organization of American Historians [offsite link]
The Organization of American Historians promotes excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history. The Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums [offsite link]
ALHFAM is the museum organization for those involved in living historical farms, agricultural museums, outdoor museums of history and folklife and those museums - large and small - that use "living history" programming. The National Trust for Historic Preservation 
What is the National Trust for Historic Preservation? See what significant historic properties the Trust owns that are open as museums. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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