The Association of Children's Museums (ACM) is a Washington, D.C.–based organization that represents more than 300 children's museums in 23 countries throughout the world.[1] The association began in 1962 as the American Association of Youth Museums and grew out of the desire for children's museums to meet as a separate group during the American Alliance of Museums' annual meeting. They remained an informal group, but their growth paralleled the growth of children's museums worldwide.[2] In addition to organizing museums and administration of grants to museums,[3] the Association partners with other organizations, including the Eunice Kennedy ShriverNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development on health issues related to children.[4]
The Association of Children's Museums initiated the Great Friend to Kids Award in 1991 to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward strengthening education for children. National Great Friend to Kids Award winners include Fred Rogers ("Mister Rogers") and Marian Wright Edelman (president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund).[5]
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association, children, museums, washington, based, organization, that, represents, more, than, children, museums, countries, throughout, world, association, began, 1962, american, association, youth, museums, grew, desire, children, museums, meet, separate, gr. The Association of Children s Museums ACM is a Washington D C based organization that represents more than 300 children s museums in 23 countries throughout the world 1 The association began in 1962 as the American Association of Youth Museums and grew out of the desire for children s museums to meet as a separate group during the American Alliance of Museums annual meeting They remained an informal group but their growth paralleled the growth of children s museums worldwide 2 In addition to organizing museums and administration of grants to museums 3 the Association partners with other organizations including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on health issues related to children 4 Contents 1 Great Friend to Kids Award 2 Membership 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGreat Friend to Kids Award editThe Association of Children s Museums initiated the Great Friend to Kids Award in 1991 to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward strengthening education for children National Great Friend to Kids Award winners include Fred Rogers Mister Rogers and Marian Wright Edelman president and founder of the Children s Defense Fund 5 Membership editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2008 Select Association members Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Boston Children s Museum Chicago Children s Museum Discovery Place The Magic House St Louis TELUS SparkSee also editList of children s museums in the United States alphabetical References edit Stats and Trends Association of Children s Museums Archived from the original on 1 May 2008 Retrieved 2008 04 10 History Association of Children s Museums Archived from the original on 31 March 2008 Retrieved 10 April 2008 Jacqueline Trescott 2002 06 29 Asian Shows Funded at Youth Museums The Washington Post Retrieved 2008 04 10 dead link Steven Reinberg 2007 11 30 We Can Program Takes Aim at Childhood Obesity The Washington Post Retrieved 2008 04 10 Please Touch Museum announces winners of the 14th annual Great Friend to Kids Awards Archived 2011 04 01 at the Wayback Machine Phillies press release Sept 3 2009 MLB Advanced Media L P Retrieved 2009 09 08 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article related to a museum in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an organization in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Association of Children 27s Museums amp oldid 1175268342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
