Bringing together the international mountmaking community
THANK YOU, BOSTON!
IMF2024 is a wrap! A huge thank you to Brett, Kim, Kay, and all the amazing staff at MFA Boston who made this such a memorable, educational, and fun experience! Thanks to all the presenters, both in person and in poster form, you really brought us a lot of thought-provoking ideas and inspiration. Thanks also to the staff at the Harvard Art Museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the North Bennett Street School for sharing your behind-the-scenes magic with us all! Special thanks to Erin Anderson and Tru-Vue, who supported the conference and supplied the Optium for the raffle! And to the IMF steering committing members who helped behind the scenes!
And last, but not least, all of you mountmakers and allied colleagues out there who participated in person and online - You are adding to the wealth and knowledge of our community with your involvement, excitement and good conversation.
Can’t wait to see you again in 2026!
If you're interested in IMF2024 merch
Patches and pins from Reversiblezine
Who We Are:
We are an international group of allied professionals dedicated to the advancement and the creative work of making safe and well-made exhibition and storage mounts. If you do this work, are interested in doing this work, or are an allied professional who works with mountmakers – You are in the
right place!
What We Do:
Mountmaking is the process of designing, fabricating and installing supports – called “mounts”, “brackets” or “armatures” – for safe display or storage of artworks, artifacts, or natural history specimens. A well-made mount should help protect the object from external hazards or inherent structural weaknesses while enhancing the viewer’s experience.
Our Mission:
The International Mountmakers Forum is an organization that exists to support the work of the mountmaking community. It is committed to fostering communication, promoting best practices, and disseminating current information regarding materials, tools, techniques and solutions for object storage
and display.
We invite you to join the IMF community and share your experiences and perspectives through our Online Forum and at our biennial IMF conference. Your participation will make us all better at supporting our artistic, natural and cultural heritage!
Welcome!
Check out our interview series:
"HUMANS OF MOUNTMAKING"
This series was inspired by the AIC-ECPN’s @humans_of_conservation Instagram series. We are grateful to them and expand on their idea with their permission.
Check out our Instagram feed! Please contact us about your latest work so we can share yours too!
The IMF currently has three
t-shirt designs which support charities associated with the arts/museums.
All proceeds go to charity.
