AAM's Professional Interest Committees enable groups of individuals and institutions that share a common interest or have a common need related to working in the museum field to develop professional associations. Professional Interest Committees are open to all AAM Individual and Institutional Members. A listing of the PICs follows; you can also download the complete list of AAM PICs with contact information in a single convenient PDF file.
You can join one or more PICs when you begin or renew your AAM membership.
The Professional Interest Committees
Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Concerns Professional Interest Committee (ALGC)
Open to any individual or institutional member, ALGC seeks to mitigate the sense of isolation felt by many gay and lesbian museum personnel by providing support and creating a sense of community.
Asian Pacific American Professional Interest Committee
This PIC encourages the study, discussion, and presentation of Asian Pacific American issues through museums and related organizations.
Historic House Museums Professional Interest Committee
The Historic House Museums PIC assists museums with issues common and unique to historic houses across the country and to enhance their ability to serve the public through educational programming.
Latino Network Professional Interest Committee
The Latino Network is dedicated to the research, study, discussion, interpretation, and presentation of significant Latino and Western Hemisphere issues affecting museums and their communities. Learn more about LNPIC.
Native Americans and Museums Collaboration Professional Interest Committee
Striving to increase communication among museum professionals on issues related to the implementation of NAGPRA is only one goal of this PIC. This group promotes sharing of a range of issues relevant to museum and Native Americans within the AAM membership.
Packing, Art Handling and Crating Information Network Professional Interest Committee
PACIN provides a forum for the dissemination of information about methods, materials, techniques, and technical data to the subject of proper care, handling, packing, crating and transporting of museum art and artifacts.
Professional Interest Committee For Green Museums
The mission of PIC-Green is to support green museum initiatives through dialog, sharing data and case studies, and networking that leads to professional development and environmentally sustainable innovations. PIC-Green is the first new AAM Professional Interest Committee in a decade. Approved provisionally by the AAM Board of Directors at their November 2007 meeting, PIC-Green launched its work with a luncheon at the annual meeting in Denver, with more than 100 attendees!
Traveling Exhibitions Professional Interest Committee
Established to bring together museum professionals working in the specialized area of traveling exhibitions, members of the Committee On Traveling Exhibitions focus on policies, procedures, and successful solutions to problems involved in developing and circulating exhibitions.
Visitor Services Professional Interest Committee
The Visitor Service PIC provides a forum for information and resources sharing among its members; promotes awareness of service issues and concerns throughout the museums field; and encourages the development of standards of excellence in all facets of service program management.
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