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Official Museums of Amsterdam (OAM) is a consulting association of museums in Amsterdam. The organisation has existed since the eighties but it was formally founded in 1994.

The organization contains both private and public museums, all of which are registered as members of De Museumvereniging, the Dutch museum association.

The current (2010-present) chair of the OAM is Michiel Buchel, the director of NEMO. The current vice chair is Judikje Kiers, the director of Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder and the Bijbels Museum. The board of the OAM meets four times per year, and more often if necessary.

The foundation Samenwerkende Amsterdamse Musea (SAM) represents the collective business interests of the OAM. Björn Stenvers is the director of SAM.

The Marketing Overleg der Amsterdamse Musea (MOAM) represents the collective marketing interests of the OAM. All of the heads of marketing and communication of the forty-four partner museums are involved in MOAM. They each act as consultants, contractors, and advisers for the partner museums. The Museum Night (Dutch: Museumnacht, N8) was initiated by the MOAM, but has now become an independent organisation.