▁Inside ▁Will ow ▁Spr ings ▁ ▁Category : Sh ipping ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Cook ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Un ited ▁Par cel ▁Service <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Association ▁of ▁Art ▁Museum ▁Cur ators ▁( A AM C ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁cur ators ▁in ▁sh aping ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁art ▁museum s ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁A AM C ▁are ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Ser ve ▁as ▁an ▁advoc acy ▁group ▁for ▁the ▁cur atorial ▁profession ▁ ▁Art ic ulate ▁the ▁standards ▁for ▁the ▁profession ▁ ▁Prom ote ▁research ▁and ▁scholar ship ▁through ▁an ▁annual ▁meeting ▁and ▁educational ▁programs ▁on ▁selected ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁them es ▁held ▁at ▁ven ues ▁throughout ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁Exchange ▁information ▁through ▁a ▁website ▁and ▁month ly ▁news letter ▁ ▁Fac il itate ▁online ▁discuss ions ▁address ing ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁relevant ▁topics ▁ ▁Rec ogn ize ▁distinguished ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁through ▁annual ▁awards ▁ ▁Fac il itate ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁information ▁about ▁travel ing ▁exhib itions ▁ ▁Prov ide ▁a ▁colleg ial ▁forum ▁for ▁discussion ▁about ▁museum ▁issues ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ▁these ▁goals ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁museum ▁direct ors , ▁trust ees ▁and ▁other ▁staff ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Pe ab ody ▁Es sex ▁Museum ▁in ▁S alem , ▁Massachusetts ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁the ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁