The Iowa Museum Association (IMA) has added awards for excellence in programming
and visual presentation beginning in 2024.
IMA Executive Director
Cynthia Sweet said, “The IMA has provided opportunities to recognize individual
achievement for several years. With this
addition, the Board has added opportunities to recognize organizational
excellence and the teamwork that makes excellence possible.”
IMA Excellence Awards
are non-competitive awards to recognize institutional excellence in a variety
of categories. Each nomination is
evaluated on its own merits, not compared to other organizations. The IMA encourages nominations from
organizations of all sizes, including small and all-volunteer
institutions. Institutions may be
nominated for one category each year, with nominations due July 15
annually. Required elements must be
submitted electronically.
The IMA Excellence
Awards join a number of other recognition opportunities provided by the Iowa
Museum Association, including the Leadership Award, Rising Star Award, New
Museum recognition and Anniversary recognition.
More information is
available at https://iowamuseums.org
under PROGRAMS
The Iowa Museum
Association was founded in 1976. It’s
mission is to work in the interests of Iowa museums to build organizational
capacity, advocate to heighten awareness of the field, and foster community.
Iowa Museum Association
programs include STEPS-IMA, a best practices educational program; IMA
Plugged-In, a free monthly educational series; Teaching Iowa History, a program
that supports educators in teaching Iowa history through primary sources from
museum collections; Iowa Museum Week, a program that raises awareness of the
essential nature of Iowa museums; an annual conference, and other formal and
informal networking and educational programs.
Iowa’s museums include
art centers and art museums, botanical gardens, children's museums, historic
sites, history museums, historical societies, living history sites, nature
centers, natural history museums, planetariums, science and technology centers,
and zoos.
For more information
about the Iowa Museum Association, visit IowaMuseums.org and IMAOnLineLearning.com