About
The Austin Museum Partnership extends to the Austin community and its visitors a warm welcome to visit Austin’s museums and explore the unique buildings, rich collections and programs and the host of diverse activities to be discovered!
The membership includes art and science museums; historic sites and history museums; nature preserves, natural habitats, and botanical gardens; science, and art repositories; a presidential library; a children’s museum; a museum about Texas music; and the spectacular Texas State Capitol.
Among other projects, in 1998 the Austin Museum Partnership launched Austin Museum Day, a community event which offers free admission and includes special programs and activities at most sites. Austin Museum Day for 2011 will take place on Sunday, September 25.
The purpose of the organization is to promote and facilitate collaborations within the museum community for the mutual benefit of the public and the museums. AMP is a regional member of the Texas Association of Museums (TAM).
Current Executive Committee
Co-Chair
Stephanie Jarvis,
History Professional
Co-Chair
Jennifer Garner,
Manager of Interpretation & Academic Programs, The Blanton Museum of Art
Treasurer
Lisa Worley,
Museum/History Professional
Secretary
Elizabeth Hansen,
Outreach and Education Director, Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Join the Partnership
Membership in the Austin Museum Partnership is open to any cultural institution, its staff, and volunteers located in the greater Austin area. Institutional members receive theses benefits:
- Voting power at quarterly Membership Meetings.
- Participation in the partnership’s annual Austin Museum Day and inclusion in promotional materials in local newspaper and other media outlets.
- Member museums have individual profiles and the ability to list their events on the calendar page of Austin Museum Partnership web site.
- Held annually in December, the Holiday Gift Shop Extravaganza allows museums to promote their gift shop and be included in promotional materials in local newspapers and other media outlets.
- Join colleagues on the AMP listserv and at quarterly happy hours to promote your museum’s activities and network with other museum professionals in the Austin area.
Interested in becoming a member of AMP? For a very low membership fee ($30 for institutions, $10 for individuals), Austin-area institutions as well as individuals can join our efforts to make the Austin museum community the best it can be!
For additional information, please contact AMP’s treasurer, Lisa Worley.
