From its inception in 1980 through the end of the program in 2007, the IPAM program made possible over 245 museum exchanges.
World Regions
Eighty five non-U.S. countries were represented in the following areas:
- 13% - Africa
- 24% - The Americas
- 2% - Central & South Asia
- 15% - East Asia & the Pacific
- 40% - Europe & Eurasia
- 5% - Middle East & North Africa
U.S. Regions
Thirty nine states, plus the District of Columbia, were represented as follows:
- 25% - Mid-Atlantic
- 20% - Midwest
- 16% - Mountain-Plains
- 10% - New England
- 11% - Southeastern
- 18% - Western
Museum or Collection Type
Exchanges were completed by all types of museums. The breakdown of the 242 exchanges, according to the type of collection featured in the exchange, is as follows:
- 2% - Arboretum/Botanical Garden
- 28% - Art
- 7% - Children's/Youth
- 21% - History/Historic Sites
- 4% - Multidisciplinary
- 18% - Natural History/Anthropology
- 11% - Science/Technology
- 5% - Specialized
- 4% - Zoos/Aquaria
