Museums Association
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The Museums Association (MA) is a professional organisation based in London for museum professionals and museums in the United Kingdom.
The association is the oldest museum association in the world and was started in 1889 by a small group of museums to protect the interests of museums and galleries. It is governed by a council of senior museum personnel, elected by MA members.
The current president of the organisation is Virginia Tandy; the previous president was Charles Saumarez Smith.
The MA organize an annual conference and produce a Museums and Galleries Yearbook. Members receive the monthly Museums Journal. The MA also produces the Museum Practice professional magazine.
"AMA" denotes an Associate of the Museums Association.
"FMA" denotes a Fellow of the Museums Association.
[edit] See also
- MDA (formerly the Museum Documentation Association)
[edit] External links
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