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April 14, 2008

ROBERT V. FULLERTON ART MUSEUM RECEIVES HIGHEST NATIONAL RECOGNITION WITH AAM ACCREDITATION

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - The American Association of Museums has awarded California State University, San Bernardino’s Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum the highest national recognition a museum can achieve – accreditation.

Of the nation’s nearly 17,500 museums, only 775 (just 4 percent) have received the honor of accreditation from AAM. In California, approximately 60 museums are accredited. The Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum is now only the second art museum (and fourth institution) in the Inland Empire to receive this recognition.

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The AAM accreditation brings national recognition to a museum for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement.

“The university’s art museum displays a world class collection long deserving of high recognition,” said Eri Yasuhara, dean of the university’s College of Arts and Letters. “Through the hard work and dedication of its staff and volunteers, the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum has risen to new heights as an invaluable cultural asset to our community.”

Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum

In a rigorous process, accreditation commissions examine all aspects of a museum’s operations. To earn accreditation, museums conduct a year of self-study and then undergo a three-day site visit by a team of peer reviewers. It generally takes a museum three years to complete the entire process.

The American Association of Museums has been bringing museums together since 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community.

With more than 15,000 individual, 3,000 institutional, and 300 corporate members, AAM is dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future. For more information, visit www.aam-us.org.

The Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum is home to the largest display of ancient Egyptian antiquities west of the Mississippi River. Established in 1996, the RVF Art Museum has accumulated a collection of nearly 1,200 objects focusing on Egyptian antiquities, ceramics, and contemporary art.

Admission for exhibits at the Fullerton Art Museum is free. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. Parking is $4 per vehicle. Phone: (909) 537-7373.

For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Public Affairs at (909) 537-5007 and visit http://news.csusb.edu

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