2026 IMF Conference Call for Abstracts
Back to Basics, Outside the Box
Call for Abstracts
due May 15, 2026
The IMF Steering Committee is pleased to announce the 10th biennial International Mountmakers Forum conference to be held in San Francisco on November 3-5, 2026, hosted by the Asian Art Museum.
Our theme for IMF2026 is “Back to Basics, Outside the Box”. We hope it will draw topics fundamental to exhibition mountmaking as well as more creative and innovative solutions and techniques that build on those principles.
The conference program will cover three full days. Specific content organization is dependent on the submissions received. The review committee will favor topics that offer practical tips for the emerging mountmaker as well as those that describe more complex solutions and techniques communicated in an accessible fashion.
The registration fee is still being determined, but it will probably be around $200. Here is a list of hotels which are relatively close to the Asian Art Museum to give you an idea of lodging costs-
Hotel Zoe (Fisherman's wharf)
https://www.hotelzoesf.com/special-offers/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21086874467
Hotel Zephyr (Fisherman's wharf)
https://www.reservations.com/hotel/hotel-zephyr-san-francisco-us-171465883?googleCampaignId=22509487919&googleAdGroupId=178209591279&googleAdId=750268672539&keyword=hotel%20zephyr%20san%20francisco&matchType=b&googleKeywordId=&adExtensionId=&network=g&adPosition=&deviceType=c&physicalLocation=9193562&interestLocation=&targetId=kwd-92237669782&placement=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22509487919&gbraid=0AAAAA9ud1S8LimO5gRDV5kDg_tps-K5_q&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqeDMBhDcARIsAJEbU9SiAuZafpE31ZdA8mldLvVxqZ1gv2pXK12ai9zezt53iWxaCEINHN0aAqOqEALw_wcB
Bei Hotel (walking distance from AAM; not the best neighborhood)
https://www.guestreservations.com/bei-san-francisco-trademark-collection-by-wyndham/booking?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=1014862718&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1014862718&gbraid=0AAAAADiMQMaeduPduaKnwFEmlcflobBQq&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqeDMBhDcARIsAJEbU9REQdsUq2PeH0RJSmfzjfI9ySTNZODE-wJLYLAbwF0Q2-TKtxpuLTcaAoWlEALw_wcB
Yotel (walking distance from AAM;this is a new relationship)
https://www.reservations.com/hotel/yotel-san-francisco-san-francisco-ca?googleCampaignId=22513008679&googleAdGroupId=179186905899&googleAdId=750273850218&keyword=yotel%20san%20francisco&matchType=b&googleKeywordId=&adExtensionId=&network=g&adPosition=&deviceType=c&physicalLocation=9193562&interestLocation=&targetId=kwd-347502872142&placement=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22513008679&gbraid=0AAAAA9ud1S8s01N21LCYi4lPb2s3zkGou&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqeDMBhDcARIsAJEbU9TNvgt-HoYndUN_etirhF4xc5r4ind_SUfBn0XjfbG3wFXwBRetKd0aAtv1EALw_wcB
Hotel Kabuki (Japantown)
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/shop/rooms/SFOJD?rooms=1&adults=2&checkinDate=2026-04-05&checkoutDate=2026-04-06&kids=0¤cy=USD&src=paidmeta_glob_dap_addra_google_koddi_en_SFOJD_localuniversal_1_US_desktop_2026-04-05_default_11759090075__standard_sponsored&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=11759090075&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqeDMBhDcARIsAJEbU9S0H_ua3Q6wSWWP80wA-JHreaNPfAxGkPunimJ-cq7ZdcnyVqfXWW8aAmESEALw_wcB&hmGUID=375e3ac1-811a-40f4-8ddc-c75fa3930ffb
Hope this helps and you're able to attend!
All the best,
IMF Team