Mission

The Utah Museums Association builds the capacity of Utah's museum community through professional development, networking, and advocacy opportunities.

Founded in 1972, UMA is a 501(c)(3) professional membership organization for museum staff and volunteers. We serve museums of all sizes and disciplines throughout Utah.

Vision

We envision a collaborative and inclusive network of museums, which are connected to their communities and endeavor to implement best practices. 

Core Values

Inclusive: We seek to include all sizes and disciplines of museums, and encourage museums to be inclusive, reflecting their communities in their staff, boards, and volunteers.

Community-Focused: Our community consists of museum professionals, volunteers, and supporters.

Collaborative: We foster a collaborative community of museum staff, board, and volunteers.

Resourceful: We find relevant resources and make them available to museums so they can implement best practices.

Impactful: We strive to have a positive impact on museums in Utah through professional development, networking, and the resources we provide.

Empowering: We seek to empower museum staff, board, and volunteers in their efforts to implement best practices since we believe that professionalism is a level of practice, not a pay grade.

Download a copy of Utah Museums Association's Bylaws

Download a copy of Utah Museum Association's Strategic Plan