Entries are currently being accepted for the 22nd Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition. The competition recognizes outstanding achievement in exhibition from all types of museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and non-commercial instititions offering exhibitions to the public. The exhibitions must have opened to the public between November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2009. Institutions submitting entries must have one member of the who is a member of AAM. Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Museums in Los Angeles in 2010, and will receive national recognition in the AAM publication Museum News. In addition, all entries will be displayed at the Marketplace of Ideas.
The deadlines for entries is January 11, 2010 (postmark date). Download the entry for here.
The Exhibition Competition is jointly sponsored by four standing professional committees of the American Association of Museums -- the National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME), the Curators' Committee (CurCom), the Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) and the Committee on Education (EdCom).
Questions about the Award for Excellence in Exhibition Competition? Please contact EdCom Chair James Hakala.
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