“AAAM has fostered my desire for career growth by expanding my network, encouraging and supporting my endeavors, and honoring my achievements. I have gained colleagues who have become friends, while also learning from the best and brightest in this field. AAAM is more than a conference; it is homecoming, a conference, and a family reunion all wrapped into one beautiful collaboration of minds and passions for the study of African American history.”
– Brigette Jones
Joining AAAM Offers Countless Benefits
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
As a member, you receive:
- Access to a Members-Only Community Board
- Mentor Match
- TripAdvisor partnership access
- BounceTV partnership access
- Discounts with corporate partners
- Access to webinars and audio recordings
- Information about grants and funding opportunities
- Discounted registration rate for trainings
- Listings of job openings in the museum field
- Networking and training opportunities
- Ability to share member-specific events on the AAAM website
- Discounted registration rates for Museums Advocacy Day
- Eligibility for leadership opportunities in AAAM
- Eligibility to present at the Annual AAAM Conference
- Ability to share member-specific job opportunities on the AAAM website
- Discounted registration rate for the Annual AAAM Conference
- Voting and nominating privileges to select AAAM Board Members
Testimonials from AAAM Members
“The Association of African American Museums has allowed me as a Black museum professional to connect with other Black museum professionals and institutions. The resources, networking opportunities, and information shared keeps me abreast of all the current trends and opportunities in the field. I joined AAAM over 15 years ago and I have increased my knowledge, and built strong relationships with other museum professionals in the field that have assisted me in the acceleration of my career as an independent museum professional.”
– Jada Wright-Greene
“My involvement with AAAM has been one of the most meaningful and sustaining parts of my professional journey in the museum field. Through this organization, I have not only grown as a practitioner and leader, but I have also met lifelong friends and trusted colleagues who have guided me, challenged me, and supported me at critical moments in my career. AAAM has been a space of learning, affirmation, and accountability, where shared values and collective purpose shape how we show up for our communities and our institutions. The relationships I have built through AAAM continue to inform my work, expand my thinking, and remind me that none of us move through this field alone.”
– Lance Wheeler
“When we learn the lessons from our forebears, we inherit the inspiration to rise above the barriers before us. AAAM and black museums allow us to learn those lessons.”
– Christopher Miller
Manager of Program Initiatives, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
