AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 17 Museums Achieve This Distinction

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced 3 first-time accreditation and 14 reaccreditation awards made at the February 2026 meeting of the Accreditation Commission. Of the nation’s estimated 33,000 museums, 1,130 are currently accredited. Through a rigorous process of…