Professional Guidelines established by
American Alliance of Museums (formerly American Association of Museums) (AAM)

Standards Regarding Archaeological Material and Ancient Art (2008)

Organization's Web Site
www.aam-us.org

Guideline Summary

These Standards were drafted by an AAM Task Force on Cultural Property, modified, and then approved by the AAM board in July 2008. They were published on August 11, 2008. For another museum protocol regarding the collecting of antiquities, see the separate set of guidelines established by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) in June 2008.

Specific Guidelines
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