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Museum Resources

Funding

State Arts Agencies/Regional Arts Organizations
Funding for individuals and organizations.

Foundation Center
The leading web site on philanthropy serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.

Nonprofit Finance Fund
Loans for facilities projects and for other growth-related needs and planning assistance.

NYFA Source
The largest national database of information on grants, awards, services, and publications for artists in all disciplines.

Getty Grant Program
1200 Getty Center Drive #800
Los Angeles, California 90049
310/440-7320

Service Organizations

American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202/289-1818
www.aam-us.org

American Federation of the Arts
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 1514
New York, NY 10168
212/988-7700
www.afaweb.org

American Institute of Conservation
1717 K Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-5346
202/452-9545
aic.stanford.edu
info@aic-faic.org

Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Victor Building, Suite 2200, MRC 937
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
202/275-1961
artarchives.si.edu

Archives of American Art
Midwest Regional Center
Amon Carter Museum
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817/738-1933

Archives of American Art
Bodston Public Library
Copley Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
617/536-5400 ext. 275

Archives of American Art
New York Area Center
1285 Ave. Of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
212/399-5015

Archives of American Art
West Coast Regional Center
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
626/583-7847

Association of Art Museum Directors
120 East 56th Street, Suite 520
New York, NY 10022
212/754-8084
www.aamd.org

Association of Youth Museums
1775 K Street, NW Suite 595
Washington, DC 20006
202/466-4144

Costume Society of America
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
1-800-CSA-9447 or 908/359-1471
www.costumesocietyamerica.com

Getty Conservation Institute
1200 Getty Circle Drive, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310/440-7300
www.getty.edu/conservation/index.html

Getty Leadership Institute for Museum Management
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310/440-6300
www.getty.edu/leadership/

Heritage Preservation
1012 14th Street, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
202/233-0800
www.heritagepreservation.org

International Museum Theatre Alliance
Science Theatre Department
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
617/589-0449
www.imtal.org/

Museum Education Roundtable
P.O. Box 15727
Washington, D.C. 20003
202/547-8378
www.mer-online.org

Museum Reference Center
Smithsonian Institution, A&I Building
900 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC 20560
202/786-2271
www.sil.si.edu

Museum Store Association
4100 E. Ms. Ave. #800
Denver, CO 80246
303/504-9223
www.museumdistrict.com

Museum Trustee Association
2025 M Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-3309
202/367-1180
www.mta-hq.org

National Academy of Sciences, Art in the Academy
2101 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20418
202/334-2436

National Recreation & Park Association
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
703/858-0784
www.nrpa.org

National Register of Historic Places
1201 Eye St., NW
8th Floor (MS 2280)
Washington, DC 20005
202/354-2213
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/

National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202/588-6000
Program for Art on Film
2875 Broadway, 2d Floor
New York, NY 10025
718/399-4206
www.nthp.org

Publications

Going Public, A Field Guide to Developments in Art in Public Places (1988) (order through Arts Extension Service, University of Massachusetts Division of Continuing Education, Amherst, MA 01003, 413/545-2360)

Artists' Communities, A Directory of Residencies in the United States Offering Time and Space for Creativity (1996) (order through Alliance of Artists' Communities, 2325 E. Burnside, Portland, OR 97214, 503/797-9560.)

The Americans for the Arts 2000-2001 Public Art Program Directory The Directory contains up-to-date information on more than 300 public art programs from around the country including contact information, website addresses, slide registry information, artist eligibility requirements, and program details. $20/members and $25/non-members; order #100056. Call 1.800.321.4510 or use the order form on the Americans for the Arts website to order.