Association of Children's Museums
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Association of Children's Museums (ACM) is a Washington, D.C.–based organization that represents more than 300 children's museums in 23 countries throughout the world.[1] The association began in 1962 as the American Association of Youth Museums and grew out of the desire for children's museums to meet as a separate group during the American Alliance of Museums' annual meeting. They remained an informal group, but their growth paralleled the growth of children's museums worldwide.[2] In addition to organizing museums and administration of grants to museums,[3] the Association partners with other organizations, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on health issues related to children.[4]
Great Friend to Kids Award
The Association of Children's Museums initiated the Great Friend to Kids Award in 1991 to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward strengthening education for children. National Great Friend to Kids Award winners include Fred Rogers ("Mister Rogers") and Marian Wright Edelman (president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund).[5]
Membership
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- Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
- Boston Children's Museum
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Discovery Place
- The Magic House, St. Louis
- TELUS Spark
See also
- List of children's museums in the United States (alphabetical)
References
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External links
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- Museum associations and consortia
- Organizations established in 1962
- 1962 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Children's museums in Canada
- Children's museums in the United Kingdom
- Children's museums in the United States
- Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
- 501(c)(3) organizations