A museum working towards accreditation can expect to:

1. draw on training, support and advice through Museums Australia (Victoria)
2. develop and improve procedures, policies and practices to meet MAP standards
3. give between two and three years to self-assessment and preparation
4. put together a formal, written application
5. receive an on-site assessment by a MAP Panel
6. receive a formal MAP Assessment Report
7. address key recommendations from the Assessment Report.

Following a formal offer of MAP Accreditation, museums:

1. attend a formal presentation of a MAP Accreditation Certificate
2. receive a MAP package to help promote their accredited status
3. make an ongoing commitment to maintain and improve standards at the museum
4. have a Re-Accreditation Assessment every five years.

MAP templates and guidelines

• MAP_Forward_Planning_Template.doc (262kb)
• MAP_Collection_Policy_Template.doc (332kb)
• MAP_Interpretation_Policy.doc (239kb)

"We are more aware of what being a museum is and the standards we should be setting and the importance of our aims. We have improved ourselves and the work we are doing as a result of accreditation. We have established a name for ourselves.”
Warren Doubleday, Ballarat Tramway Museum

“It clarified everything for us and we can go ahead with more confidence knowing we are on the right track. We changed a few things and know that what we are doing is good practice.”
Lynda Tieman, Port Fairy Public History Centre