Museum Domain Management Association
Template:Short description The Museum Domain Management Association (MuseDoma) was created in 2000 by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the J. Paul Getty Trust. MuseDoma is the sponsoring organization for the Template:Mono top-level domain.
HistoryEdit
MuseDoma was created in 2000 as a non-profit trade association based in Delaware.<ref name="archimuse 2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In October 2001, the ICANN and the Museum Domain Management Association launched the ICANN's first ever sponsored top-level domain, Template:Mono. The new top-level domain was reserved to official museums worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Upon the launch of the tld, the J. Paul Getty Trust was a member of MuseDoma's board.<ref name="liberation 2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
At the very beginning, the name Museum Domain Management Association was shortened to its initials, MDMA, until the management team was advised to change it since it was exactly the same initials as the homonymous drug (MDMA).<ref name="liberation 2001"/>
DescriptionEdit
The Template:Mono top-level domain is not available for all museums, a list of conditions (non-profit, permanent activity, ...) must be met. Many virtual museums cannot apply for a Template:Mono domain name.<ref name="archimuse 2001"/>