IMLS

Museums Count is an open-source, web-based census collection for U.S. museums that will deploy in Spring/Summer 2012. The Institute for Museum and Library Services developed this collection as an ongoing census and reporting Tool for US museums. Having identified a target list of 37,000 institutions,

the first wave of data collection will go directly to institutional contacts.

The session will provide an overview of grant funding opportunities available through IMLS and will discuss a new initiative by the agency to build a comprehensive inventory of museums in the United States called Museums Count.