Register for the digital participation and follow the ICOM General Conference online to join the museum professionals and culture leaders from all over the globe!
Held every three years, the ICOM General Conference is a global museum event, bringing together thousands of professionals from all over the world to shape the future of museums through dialogue, exchange, and collaboration. Whether you are a curator, educator, conservator, researcher, policymaker, or passionate about cultural heritage, ICOM Dubai 2025 invites you to take part in this pivotal moment of connection, reflection, and vision.
This year’s conference themed “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities” will explore the role of museums in addressing contemporary challenges and seizing new opportunities for transformation. Its interconnected sub-themes invite in-depth discussions into the safeguarding of intangible heritage, youth power and the rise of new technologies.
The speakers of the upcoming ICOM General Conference represent a truly global mix of voices, from directors of leading museums and cultural institutions to architects, artists, curators, historians, educators and young professionals. Meet and network with innovators in digital heritage, sustainability experts, cultural policy advisors and creative practitioners at this remarkable event.
Introduced in 2022, the hybrid format of ICOM Dubai 2025 allows for a greater participation and inclusiveness. Register for the digital participation at the ICOM General Conference 2025 now. Participants can also register to attend ICOM Dubai 2025 in person: register for the onsite participation and plan your trip to connect with museum professionals from all over the world.
ICOM Dubai 2025 online experience
The key highlights of the scientific programme will be accessible online, from keynote speeches to panel discussions, workshops to committee meetings, making the world’s biggest museum conference available from anywhere in the world. Details of the programme and timetable can be found on the ICOM Dubai 2025 website.
- Scientific programme of the conference in the Dubai World Trade Centre from 12 to 14 November 2025 via a virtual platform
- Access to the digital content during and after the conclusion of the 27th ICOM General Conference
Register to follow ICOM Dubai 2025 online:
Agora
In addition to the scientific programme, the ICOM General Conference hosts the statutory meetings of the organisation: administrative sessions to summarise and evaluate the actions conducted over the past three-year period and to initiate the new working term. ICOM Members can follow these sessions by accessing the Agora platform via their Member Space.