Media&Technology
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Media&Technology (M&T) is a Standing Professional Committee of the American Association of Museums (AAM), a leading museums organization in the United States. The M&T Committee is the AAM’s link between museums and media technologies. As such, it identifies, examines, and advocates appropriate uses of media technologies in helping museums meet the needs of their diverse publics. Membership is limited to institutions or individuals that are members of AAM.
[edit] Mission
To identify, access, and advocate a broad variety of program uses for media and technology in helping museum professionals meet the needs of their diverse publics.
[edit] Muse Awards
The Muse Awards are annual awards recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media. The award system is based on a jury-of-peers review of submitted museum technology projects, which awards Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mentions in a range of defined categories.
Chairs
Ruth Perlin/Selma Thomas (1989–1998)
Scott Sayre (1999)
Peter Samis (2000)
Deborah Seid Howes (2001, 2002)
Herminia Din (2003, 2004)
Phyllis Hecht (2005, 2006)
Phyllis Hecht, Sarah Marcotte (2007)
Sarah Marcotte, Suzanne Sarraf (2008, 2009)
Suzanne Sarraf (2010, 2011)