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The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is the only international organisation representing museums and museum professionals.

E-NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 2018

 

ICOM's statement on the devastating fire in the National Museum of Brazil


The International Council of Museums (ICOM) expressed its deep sorrow regarding the devastating fire that has destroyed the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, the biggest natural history museum in Latin America and Brazil’s oldest museological institution. On this dark day for not only Brazilian heritage but also for the world’s heritage, we wished to reiterate our unshakable belief in the resilience and professionalism of Brazil’s museum professionals, and our faith in their ability to recover from this painful event.

 

Read full statement here

 

 

ICOM establishes new working group on sustainability

Its mission is to help ICOM in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement across its range of activities, and to support its members to contribute towards climate change adaptation and mitigations.

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The call for candidacies for the election of the Executive Board of ICOM 2019-2022 is now open!

During the ICOM Kyoto 2019 General Conference we will celebrate one of the key moments of the life of our organisation in terms of democracy and transparency: the election and renewal of the Executive Board.

Read more and apply

 

 

Welcome to ICOM's new website!
We are proud to announce that our newly redesigned website is now live! After rethinking the display of our organisation's vast content, we bring you a whole new set of functionalities, as well as brand new exclusive tools for ICOM Members, including an integrated personal space in replace of ICOMMUNITY.

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The ICOM Maizuru Meeting will be held one year before the ICOM Kyoto 2019 General Conference in Maizuru, Japan, on the 30th of September. The international symposium aims to pioneer the debate looking toward the General Conference with the theme “Museums as Cultural Hubs: the Future of Tradition.”

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETINGS OF ICOM'S INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES?

September is an exciting month for our network, as it is the peak season for the Annual Meetings of ICOM's International Committees (ICs). This month, eight committees will be celebrating their yearly conferences around the world, from Finland to Kenya.

Find the full calendar of ICs meetings in our agenda

 

 

Our National Committees are also preparing exciting conferences in September


ICOM Austria: Palmyra Talks: The State of Egyptian Heritage Post 2011
September 27 in Viena, Austria

ICOM France'Les paradoxes du musée du XXIe siècle' - Journées professionnelles nationales & Assemblée générale
September 28 - 29 in Nantes, France

ICOM Georgia and ICOM CECA: 'Museums, Education and Cultural Action: Between Old and New Meanings'
September 24-28 in Tbilisi, Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Trends and influences on museum anthropology and the study of indigenous peoples

Many of the world’s longstanding natural history museums have extensive collections of materials created by indigenous peoples, and, in many cases, collections of whole bodies and body parts of such peoples. In Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, active and extensive programs of repatriating human remains have been undertaken. Progress on this has been much slower or in many cases non-existent in Eastern and Western Europe.


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