Hats off to Guild Hall. Well, maybe in this weather you might want to hang onto your hat, but let’s all congratulate Guild Hall in whatever way we can.
The Museum at Guild Hall of East Hampton—to use its proper title—has again received the museum world’s highest national recognition, accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM). It’s an honor from the reviewing commission and also an important signifier of excellence to the museum community and the museum-going public. It enables loans of objects from other museums, particularly internationally, as well as funding from many philanthropies and foundations, and support from local, municipal and state government.
"Guild Hall is without a doubt the leading cultural asset of the six towns of Eastern Long Island" according to the certifying committee.
Only 4.5 percent of the nation's nearly 17,500 museums are currently accredited, so it really is something to celebrate.