MANY encourages its members to make contact with the following regional and statewide museum/arts service organizations. Most of these organizations are membership-based and sponsor a variety of professional development opportunities and technical services throughout the year. Most also host an annual meeting.
The Exhibition Alliance, Inc. (TEA) is a non-profit organization that provides professional exhibition-related services to museums, historical societies, science centers, nature centers, and other exhibiting organizations to help them create better exhibitions.
P.O. Box 345
Hamilton, New York 13346-0345
T: 315-824-2510
F: 315-824-1683
E: info@exhibitionalliance.org
W: www.exhibitionalliance.org
Long Island Museum Association (LIMA) is a museum and historical organization service agency offering workshops, technical assistance, a newsletter, and annual meeting. For membership information, contact:
LIMA
P.O. Box 1063
Huntington, NY 11743
www.limamuseums.org
Geoffrey Fleming, President
shsdirec@optionline.net
Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) is a museum and historical organization service agency based in Elmsford, offering workshops, technical assistance, a newsletter, and annual meeting. GHHN administers the New York State Council on the Arts’ Conservation Treatment Grant Program and the New York State Archives’ Hudson Valley Documentary Heritage Program.
Priscilla Brendler, Executive Director
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, New York 10523
T: 914-592-6726
F: 914-592-6946
E: director@greaterhudson.org
www.greaterhudson.org
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
2300 N Street, NW
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20037
T: 202-452-8040
F: 202-833-3636
E: director@midatlanticmuseums.org
www.midatlanticmuseums.org
Museumwise (formerly the Upstate History Alliance) serves museums, historical organizations, archives and a variety of history-based organizations across New York. Museumwise administers NYSCA’s grants for museum advancement program.
Catherine Gilbert, Executive Director
11 Ford Avenue
Oneonta, NY 13820
Toll Free: 800-895-1648
E: info@upstatehistory.org
www.upstatehistory.org
New York City Arts Coalition provides a broad range of advocacy and networking activities for all types of arts and cultural organizations in New York City.
New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER)
Founded in 1979, the purpose of NYCMER is to provide a forum for museum education professionals to address issues of museum and educational interest, exchange and disseminate relevant information, and to explore and implement cooperative programming opportunities through roundtable discussions, workshops, seminars, symposia, professional development series and conferences.
NYCMER
c/o Jennifer Rothman
Director of Public Programs
The New York Botanical Garden
200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458
F: 718-8178954
chair@nycmer.org
New York Council for the Humanities is a private, not-for-profit organization working to ensure the presence of the humanities in the cultural life of New York State. Their programs train teachers; encourage excellence in student scholarship; support public programs at New York State cultural organizations; and forge relationships between young people, their families, and New York’s extraordinary range of humanities institutions.
150 Broadway, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10038
T: 212-233-1131
F: 212-233-4607
E: nych@humanities.org
www.nyhumanities.org
New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) provides capacity-building technical assistance and support to charitable nonprofits and communities across New York State. It offers a range of benefits to member organizations, including health insurance.
Doug Sauer, Director
272 Broadway
Albany, New York 12204
T: 518-434-9194
1-800-515-5012 x103
F: 518-434-0392
E: dsauer@nycon.org
www.nycon.org
New York Folklore Society A nonprofit, statewide service organization providing a wide range of programs and services to the field of folk and traditional arts in New York State.
Ellen McHale, Ph.D., Director
PO Box 764
Schenectady, New York 12301
T: 518-346-7008
F: 518-346-6617
E: nyfs@nyfolklore.org
www.nyfolklore.org
New York State Archives Documentary Heritage Program
518-474-6926
dhs@mail.nysed.gov
www.archives.nysed.gov
New York State Council on the Arts Museum Program
Kristin Herron, Director
175 Varick Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10014
T: 212-741-7848
E: kherron@nysca.org
www.nysca.org
New York State Division of Tourism
New York State Education Department
- New York State Archives www.archives.nysed.gov
- New York State Library www.nysl.nysed.gov
- New York State Museum www.nysm.nysed.gov
- Chartering Office www.nysm.nysed.gov/charter
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, a resource and advocacy organization for all types of nonprofits, offers a range of services to members, including workshops, surveys, and updates on governmental actions.
1350 Broadway, Suite 1801
New York, NY 10018-7802
T: 212-502-4191
F: 212-502-4189
E: jsmall@npccny.org
www.npccny.org
Preservation League of New York State is a service and advocacy organization for individuals and organizations engaged in historic preservation projects. The League offers a variety of technical assistance programs, funding programs, and referrals. It also publishes a newsletter, maintains a lending library, and sponsors workshops and seminars. Contact:
44 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12206
T: 518-462-5658
F: 518-462-5684
E: info@preservenys.org
www.preservenys.org
The Western New York Association of Historical Agencies (WNYAHA) serves museums and historical organizations in the western part of the state with workshops, technical assistance, a newsletter, and an annual meeting. Contact:
Terry Abrams, Administrative Coordinator
PO Box 39
Getzville, NY 14068
T: 716-751-6409
E: wnyaha@yahoo.com
