What do we offer?

For IMP members

  • Be part of a community. We provide a community and forum where IMPs can connect and ask questions of one another. 

  • Meet and mingle. Attend events, meet-ups, programs, and networking opportunities in person and virtually.

  • Grow. Gain professional development for every stage in the IMP career trajectory. 

  • Connect. Plans are in the works for a robust new Independent Museum Professionals directory. When complete, IMP members will be able to easily find colleagues, partners, and friends while clients will be able to better connect with IMPs.

For the field

  • Learn and reflect. IMP shares resources to help the museum field understand how to effectively find and use independent museum professionals.

  • Cocreate. We collaborate with other groups to develop resources and programming that benefit ALL museum professionals and support institutions in their use of IMPs. 

What have we accomplished?

Popular past IMP programs have included:

  • The Business of Being an IMP

  • Trials and Tribulations of Working from Home

  • Taking a Moment: Reflecting on our DEAI Responsibilities

  • IMPs Talk Social Media

  • Everything RFPs

  • How to Price Yourself and Your Projects

IMP industry-leading reports:

  • Working with Independent Museum Professionals: A guide to help museums find and work with IMPs

  • IMP Principles of Professional Practice

Join Hillary Spencer and Maggie Greyson at a networking event for IMPs at
AAM Baltimore in the MuseumExpo Hall on Friday, May 17 from 12:30-2:00pm!