About Us
The Museum Trustee Association (MTA) is the only organization dedicated to providing ongoing board education programs, services and resources for the special needs of museum trustees. Museum trustees are elected to govern institutions voluntarily. There are nearly 75,000 museum trustees in the United States; they set policy, ensure funding and oversee the management of their institutions, and in many cases are almost entirely untrained. The moral and legal obligations of museum trustees are complex, and in many respects, unique to the museum world.
The Association was formed in 1971 as a committee of the American Association of Museums (now known as the American Alliance of Museums). Time revealed that the differences of focus, responsibility and interest between museum professionals and volunteer boards of directors would be better served by a separate non-profit organization. The Museum Trustee Association was formed in 1986 and received its federal IRS 501(c)(3) status in 1991.
MTA is governed by an elected Board of Directors chosen to represent diverse regions of the United States, Canada and Mexico, a variety of museum disciplines and sizes, and wide-ranging areas of expertise in trusteeship. All are current or former museum trustees and serve on the MTA board without pay; several are founders of the Association. Our board leaders offer MTA members a broad-based perspective on new initiatives, current issues and best governance practices in the museum field.
MTA Supports and Advises its Members as They:
The Association was formed in 1971 as a committee of the American Association of Museums (now known as the American Alliance of Museums). Time revealed that the differences of focus, responsibility and interest between museum professionals and volunteer boards of directors would be better served by a separate non-profit organization. The Museum Trustee Association was formed in 1986 and received its federal IRS 501(c)(3) status in 1991.
MTA is governed by an elected Board of Directors chosen to represent diverse regions of the United States, Canada and Mexico, a variety of museum disciplines and sizes, and wide-ranging areas of expertise in trusteeship. All are current or former museum trustees and serve on the MTA board without pay; several are founders of the Association. Our board leaders offer MTA members a broad-based perspective on new initiatives, current issues and best governance practices in the museum field.
MTA Supports and Advises its Members as They:
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