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The roles associated with the management a museum largely depends on the size of the institution, but every museum has a hierarchy of governance with a Board of Trustees serving at the top.

The Director is next in command and works with the Board to establish and fulfill the museum ’ s mission statement and to ensure that the museum is accountable to the public.

Together, the Board and the Director establish a good system of governance that is guided by various other documents such as an institutional or strategic plan, institutional code of ethics, bylaws, and collections policy.

The American Association of Museums ( AAM ) has also formulated a series of standards and best practices that help guide the management of museums.

Unfortunately, many small, local museums lack this guidance since accreditation with AAM requires a museum to operate on an annual budget of at least $ 25, 000.