Professional Guidelines established by
Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD)

Guidelines on the Acquisition of Archaeological Material and Ancient Art (as revised 2013)

Organization's Web Site
http://www.aamd.org/

Guideline Summary
These guidelines, announced in January 2013, replaced the previous AAMD Guidelines on the Acquisition of Archaeological Materials and Ancient Art published in 2008. For another museum protocol regarding the collection of antiquities, see the separate set  of guidelines published by the American Association of Museums (AAM) in 2008.

Specific Guidelines
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