The Federation's Awards Programs recognizes outstanding institutions and individuals for their contributions to the museum field. These awards recognize outstanding achievements by Federation institutional members. Awards of Merit recognize exemplary achievements and Honorable Mention Awards recognize significant achievements.
Participants define the scope of their nominations.
We especially encourage nominations of management-related projects such as docent training manuals, housekeeping manuals, disaster plans, etc. that can serve as models for other museums in Pennsylvania. These awards recognize outstanding contributions by individuals to Federation institutional members. This award recognizes an individual who has worked in the field for five years or less. It includes a cash award to be used for continued professional development. The individual or the institution for which the nominee works must be a Federation member.