Professional Practices in Art Museums was first published by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) in 1971 and has been revised regularly thereafter.

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The version linked here dates from 2011, and includes the 2022 revision allowing funds generated by the sale of deaccessioned art to be used for direct care of objects in a museum’s collection, with a very specific definition of “direct care.”
 

Visit the Standards and Practices page for more AAMD documents.