Your Go-to Resource for Museum Documents.

It’s one of our most popular benefits, giving members direct access to best practices through policies shared by fellow museums. Since the program's inception, literally hundreds of museums have participated by loaning and borrowing policies, helping our museum community grow stronger together.

Many thanks to the museums that have contributed to the library.

We are in the process of transitioning to a new website and have taken the Museum Document Exchange offline. Once the new website is launched, we will be emailing NEMA members. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Heather A. Riggs at (781) 641-0013, or heather.riggs@nemanet.org.

NEMA needs your help in updating the Museum Document Exchange. The MDE is one of the more popular benefits of NEMA membership. Museums share their policies with fellow museums to help them create or update their own documents, including social media policies, investment policies, collection management policies, and more. Since the program's inception, literally hundreds of museums have participated by loaning and borrowing policies, helping our museum community grow stronger together.

We would appreciate it if you would share some of your institution's documents with our community. While you can submit any documents from the list below, our current focus is on the following: Board Job Description/Committee Description, Collection Policy, Investment Policy, and Social Media Policy. Any electronic format is fine (Word, PDF, text, etc.).
 
The MDE is available exclusively to NEMA members and is located within the member's-only section of the NEMA website here. (If you'd like to access this feature yourself, don't forget to use your member login.)
 
Please send your policies and consent form to scarlett.hoey@nemanet.org
 
If you have any questions about the Museum Document Exchange, please contact the NEMA office at 781-641-0013.

Documents include:

  • Board Job Descriptions/Committee Description
  • By-Laws
  • Code of Ethics
  • Collection Policy
  • Collection Management Policy
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Deaccessioning Policy
  • Disaster Action Plan
  • Employee Performance Evaluations
  • Exhibition Management Policy
  • Facility Rental Policy
  • Facility Report
  • Investment Policy
  • Loan Agreement Forms & Policy
  • Mission Statements
  • Organizational Chart
  • Personnel Policy
  • Preservation Plan
  • Social Media Policies
  • Strategic Plan
  • Visitor Survey
  • Volunteer Handbook
  • Whistleblower Policy
  • Other