About ASMD
The Association of Science Museum Directors
“Promoting
the scholarly and educational role of science museums in the cultural
life of the nation.”
The Association of Science Museum Directors is organized exclusively
for scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
The purpose or purposes of the ASMD are:
- to promote the development of a scholarly and educational role for
science museums and their directors in the cultural life of the nation
and of mankind;
- to apply its members' knowledge and experience in the fields of
physical or natural sciences, technology, or anthropology to the promotion
of the public good;
- exchange information on research, collections, exhibition, and educational
programs;
- to encourage communication among science museums and their directors;
- identify and discuss problems common to the chief officers of such
institutions;
- establish standards of competence and performance for member institutions
in all areas wherein the institutions operate;
- encourage the participation of science museums in national and regional
museum associations;
- develop programs for the recruitment and training of museum personnel;
The foregoing purposes are each and all subject to the limitations
that, the ASMD not being organized for pecuniary profit, no part of the
net earnings or funds of the ASMD shall inure to the benefit of any member
as such or of any private individual or purpose, and no substantial part
of the activities of the corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda
or otherwise attempting to influence legislation.