2025 Small Museum Convening
April 28, 2025 we will gather in person at the Prairie Trails Museum of Wayne County, Corydon, Iowa, for the IMA's Small Museum Convening.
Cost: IMA Members $75; IMA Student Members $35; non IMA members $130
This gathering is open to all - "small" is subjective. You decide! We'll have speakers, sharing time, lunch and networking time. Details will be published as they become available.
Schedule:
9:00 registration and snacks.
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Focus on Priorities - Creating a Short-Term Work Plan that aligns with your Mission. Patricia LaBounty, Union Pacific Railroad Museum.
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Undocumented Collections, Where to Start? – Angela Stanford, Advanced Museum Services.
Noon. Lunch. Lunchtime sharing activity – we will pass the mic around and share our best marketing tip or process. Bring your marketing materials to share – we will have a table where everyone can put out their materials. Teresa Stenstrup, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association, will MC this.
1:15 -2:15 p.m. Engage Your Community. Panel discussion and sharing.
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. 360 degree financial support. Speaker TBA.
3:30 p.m. Depart. See you in 2027!
Registration Deadline: April 10, 2025
Reminder: You must be signed in to register. For assistance with registration contact [email protected]