
ABOUT IDAHO ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

The IAM is a private, non-profit organization and the only state-wide grassroots group devoted to serving Idaho museums. Established in the late 1970s, the IAM is a volunteer organization funded by membership and conferences fees, and since 1990, interest from a small endowment from the Idaho Centennial Commission.
Despite its meager budget, the IAM has an excellent record of accomplishments. It publishes a newsletter three times a year, holds annual conferences, and through grants has offered statewide workshops on conservation, volunteer programs, traveling exhibits, and educational programs. The IAM's most visible and widely distributed project is the brochure, Discover Idaho's Museums, which is funded by the Idaho Travel Council.
As an advocate for Idaho museums over the past years the IAM successfully lobbied the Idaho Legislature to pass a law allowing tax credits for donations to museums, and later convinced the legislature to approve a bill to exempt Idaho museums from paying sales taxes on purchases and admissions income.
The Idaho Association of Museums represents 70 member institutions that span almost as many topics of interest. The IAM Board represents all regions of the state and a cross-section of the diversity of its members.
Our Board Members

Alisha Tietjen
Museum of Rexburg
IAM President
Southeast Region Representative
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Shelby Hamblen
Herrett Center for the Arts and Sciences
IAM Vice President
Southwest Region Representative
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Kristine Leier
Nez Perce National Historical Park
IAM Secretary
North Region Representative
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Tammy Copelan
Barnard-Stockbridge Museum
IAM Treasurer
North Region Representative
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Tennille Adams
Children's Museum of the Magic Valley
Southeast Region Representative
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Kristina Frandson
Museum of Idaho
Southeast Region Representative
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Hayley Noble
Latah County Historical Society
North Region Representative