Links to Resources
Code of Ethics – General
- American Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Code of Ethics
- American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Code of Ethics for Museums
- AAM Ethics, Standards and Professional Practices
- American Association of State and Local History Statement of Professional Standards and Ethics (AASLH)
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums Code of Professional Ethics
- International Council of Museums (ICOM), Code of Ethics
- Museums Association, London, England, Code of Ethics for Museums
- World Federation of Friends of Museums: Code of Ethics for Friends and Volunteers of Museums
Codes of Ethics for Museum Professionals
- American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice
Conservators - AAM Curators’ Committee (CurCom) Professional Network: A Code of Ethics for Curators
Curators - Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums, Code of Ethics for Registrars (including the Code of Practice for Couriering Museum Objects)
Registrars
Codes of Ethics for Related Professionals
- American Anthropological Association (AAA), Code of Ethics
- American Institute of Architects (AIA), Best Practices
- American Institute of Architects (AIA), Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- American Library Association (ALA), Code of Ethics
- Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Code of Ethics
- Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP), Code of Ethical Business Practice
- e-Philanthropy Foundation, Code of Ethical Online Philanthropic Practices
- Giving Institute (Non-Profit Consultants), Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
- International Council on Archives, Code of Ethics
- Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector
- National Council on Public History, Ethics Guidelines
- Society of American Archivists (SAA), Code of Ethics for Archivists
Blogroll
- Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Professional Practices in Art Museums, AAMD’s policy statement
- Money, Market, or Mission? Museums in a Changing World: A blog response by Sally Yerkovich
Sally Yerkovich served as the director of the Institute of Museum Ethics at Seton Hall University from 2007 to 2017.
