The Curators' Committee serves curators of different disciplines in the essential fields of collections research, care, and exhibition, and participates in the American Association of Museums Annual Meeting program sessions that involve museum collection, acquisition, preservation and interpretation.

• Advocates for curators at the national level
• Represents the needs of curators within AAM
• Promotes the development of program sessions for the AAM Annual Meeting in the areas of acquisition, conservation, research, interpretation, collaboration, de-accessioning, and ethics
• Co-sponsors and annual exhibition competition (begun by the Curators' Committee in 1989) that honors the best new exhibitions in two budget categories
• Publishes the quarterly newsletter CURCOM UPDATE informing members about current issues and activities of concern to curators

• Subscription to CURCOM UPDATE, the Curators' Committee newsletter
• Eligibility for Fellowships for entry-level curators to attend the AAM Annual Meeting
• Access to a network of curators to identify and disseminate best practices in the profession
• Eligibility to be elected a regional representative or national officer
• Opportunities to serve on several committees - exhibit competition, fellowship, newsletter, website, program development, and more.

Membership in the Curators' Committee is limited to existing members of the American Association of Museums. To become a member of CurCom you must also join AAM.Please click on the following link to obtain a printable membership form for CurCom and AAM which you can mail or e-mail to the American Association of Museums.View the membership application now!

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