Award of Excellence Nominations

Washington Museum Association (WaMA) continues to recognize outstanding achievements in museum work by bestowing Awards of Excellence at the Annual Meeting. Awards of Excellence are presented in the following categories: Exhibits, Projects, Individuals, and Publications. The eligibility period runs 18 months, from December 2023 through June 2025. Submission deadline is Friday, April 18, 2025. 

Award recipients will be honored during a special presentation at the 2025 WaMA Annual Meeting during this year’s conference.

Nominees must exhibit the ability to set standards of leadership through outstanding service, establishing precedent, fulfilling mission and purpose, showing marked improvement, and/or providing an extended level of service to the community served.

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