NEMA's Museum Document Exchange is an online library that includes all types of museum policies and documents including bylaws, investment policies, personnel handbooks, collection management, and more.

The program is one of our most popular benefits, giving members direct access to best practices through policies shared by fellow museums. Since the program's inception, literally hundreds of museums have participated by loaning and borrowing policies, helping our museum community grow stronger together.

Members are welcome to download PDFs of any document in the library. Contact the NEMA office at nema@nemanet.org for more information.

Documents include:

• Board Job Descriptions/Committee Description
• By-Laws
• Code of Ethics
• Collection Policy
• Collection Management Policy
• Deaccessioning Policy
• Disaster Action Plan
• Diversity Initiatives
• Facility Rental Policy
• Facility Report
• Furnishing Plan
• Housekeeping / Facilities Maintenance Plans
• Interpretation Plan
• Investment Policy
• Loan Agreement Forms & Policy
• Organizational Chart
• Performance Evaluation
• Personnel Policy
• Preservation Plan
• Rights & Reproduction Policy
• Social Media Policy
• Strategic Plan
• Visitor Survey
• Volunteer Handbook

We need your digital documents!
Add your documents to our digital library! NEMA encourages member museums to share their policies with their colleagues. Please send us your documents in electronic form (Word or PDF), which we will make available free of charge to NEMA members. Send to nema@nemanet.org. Questions? Call NEMA at 781-641-0013.