MANY serves over 1,400 museums across New York State including museum studies professors and students, libraries and archives, and museum industry partners. Founded in 1962, MANY as it exists today is the result of a 2014 merger with the Upstate History Alliance. The merger successfully created the only statewide museum service organization with 700 member museums, historical societies, zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums. The Museum Association of New York is the only statewide museum service organization with more than 700 member museums, historical societies, zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums. MANY’s mission is to help shape a better future for museums and museum professionals by uplifting best practices and building organizational capacity through advocacy, training, and networking opportunities.