American Alliance of Museums

The single field wide body of American museums, founded in 1906, that sets and confers accreditation, convenes the whole profession, and advocates for the public value of museums of every kind.

  • aam-us.org
  • Guild
  • VA
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Sep 2026
37named by AAM
42named by peers

Peer societies

Five societies American Alliance of Museums is read alongside.

Who backs AAM

Every company American Alliance of Museums names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
MerckMeeting sponsorAAFP AAO AAP AAPA AACR +3
TravelersMeeting sponsorAAF AGCA CS HFPG ICBA +3
BlackbaudMeeting sponsorAHP APRA CMCC EP GFOA +1
Your Part-time ControllerMeeting sponsorCSCPA EP SC
Allied UniversalMeeting sponsorBOMAI BOMAG
CCSMeeting sponsorAHP CAS
SmithGroupMeeting sponsorAMM GCP
AccessoMeeting sponsorIAAPA
ethelmMeeting sponsorHCC
etixMeeting sponsorAPAP
HGAMeeting sponsorRACC
humanitruMeeting sponsorASTC
Imagine exhibitions logoMeeting sponsorTEA
musesoftware.aiMeeting sponsorACSM
Roto logoMeeting sponsorAMM
spacesaver.comMeeting sponsorSAA
storylandstudios.comMeeting sponsorTEA
2026DotARTMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
advancedstaging.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
affinitynonprofits.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
americanheritagechocolate.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
AtelierMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
byalasearch.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
constellationculinary.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
Culturenut_EDGMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
Cumming Group logoMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
Donorbox logoMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
erco.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
feastyoureyescatering.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
FeverMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
Huntington T. Block Insurance AgencyMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
LevyMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
RHCMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
RWS GlobalMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
SwipeTrackMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
universalstudioslot.comMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
VeevartMeeting sponsorOnly American Alliance of Museums, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

AAM 2026 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Annual meeting sponsor logo wall; most logos have no alt text, so companies were identified from image file names and logo link addresses (nameAsPublished holds that token). Foundations, museums, government agencies and other nonprofits omitted, as were logos whose company could not be read (D&P, pc_mag, one unnamed patron).

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Who backs American Alliance of Museums's peers, but not American Alliance of Museums

Companies named publicly by at least one of American Alliance of Museums's five peer societies, and not found in American Alliance of Museums's reviewed public records.

CompanyAASLHACSMASTCAMMPeers
106 GroupCorporate Members1 of 4
acmeNamed1 of 4
Amplifier Experience Design (Steve Boyd-Smith, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
artdisplayessentialsNamed1 of 4
Backlog (Emma Prince, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Bernstein & Associates (Jan Bernstein, Founder and Managing Director)Consultant Members1 of 4
CatalogItCorporate Associates1 of 4
Church Mutual Insurance CompanyNamed1 of 4
Collector SystemsCorporate Associates1 of 4
Courtney B. Wilson & Associates Consulting, LLCConsultant Members1 of 4
DFASNamed1 of 4
Discount School SupplyNamed1 of 4
Every Museum a Civic Museum, LLC (Sarah Jencks, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Frank & GloryCorporate Members1 of 4
GIDNamed1 of 4
Glavé & Holmes Architecture (Steven Blashfield, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
guardianNamed1 of 4
Imagination PlaygroundNamed1 of 4
logo-VLockerNamed1 of 4
LucideaCorporate Associates1 of 4
McCulloughCreativeNamed1 of 4
MonadnockCorporate Members1 of 4
MORNamed1 of 4
Museum Scan, LLC. (John Defay, Founder and CEO)Consultant Members1 of 4
museum_explorer_incNamed1 of 4
museumexpNamed1 of 4
Nonprofit Wizards (Darren Macfee, Founder)Consultant Members1 of 4
PastPerfect Museum SoftwareCorporate Associates1 of 4
pigeontechNamed1 of 4
Process Curiosity logoNamed1 of 4
Prycer Consulting (Melissa Prycer, Founder)Consultant Members1 of 4
Quatrefoil AssociatesCorporate Members1 of 4
RavenswoodStudioNamed1 of 4
Recollect CMSCorporate Members1 of 4
S.J. Coakley & Associates (Stephanie J. Coakley, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
solid-lightNamed1 of 4
Spainhour Consulting (Jaclyn A. Spainhour, Founder)Consultant Members1 of 4
Story + Reason (Kate Betz, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
The Margin Release Group (Robbie Stennet, Founder and CEO)Consultant Members1 of 4
The PRD Group (William C. Lazenby, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Van Sickle & Rolleri, LLC (Andrea Rolleri, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Wilkening Consulting (Susie Wilkening, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4

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The outside view

The single field wide body of American museums, founded in 1906, that sets and confers accreditation, convenes the whole profession, and advocates for the public value of museums of every kind.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The Movement and The Legacy.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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