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September 17, 2026

UNESCO and ICOM global survey finds museums embracing AI, but governance and capacity lag behind

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September 14, 2026

Museum International Webinar: Provenance Research

Museum International

September 11, 2026

Strengthening Museum Security to Protect Cultural Heritage

Heritage Protection

September 10, 2026

ICOM hosted the Second Expert Meeting of its International Observatory in Paris

Heritage Protection

September 7, 2026

Museums and intangible cultural heritage: a memoir and a meditation

ICOM Voices

September 3, 2026

Call for papers Museum International: ‘Artificial Intelligence in Museums’

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August 14, 2026

Museum International: Provenance Research 2: Article in its original language

Museum International

July 30, 2026

Call for Expressions of Interest: Help Shape the Future of Professional Development in the Museum Sector

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July 24, 2026

ICOM Adopts Revised Internal Rules, Strengthening its Governance Framework

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July 7, 2026

ICOM PROJECTS 2026 Call for Project Proposals

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July 7, 2026

Burning Down the Patriarchy at Schwules Museum. Exhibiting Petra Gall’s photos from the West-Berlin feminist and lesbian scenes in the 1980s and 1990s

ICOM Voices

July 6, 2026

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) expresses its solidarity with Venezuela following the recent earthquakes

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July 3, 2026

Publication of the ICOM Award 2025 Book on Sustainable Development Practice in Museums

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July 2, 2026

ICOM Annual Report 2025 is now online!

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June 25, 2026

The revised ICOM Code of Ethics is officially adopted

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June 23, 2026

ICOM celebrates its 80th Anniversary: Museums Uniting a Divided World

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June 16, 2026

Report of the ICOM Working Group on Decolonisation Now Available

Network

June 11, 2026

Publication of Museum International: Provenance Research 2

Museum International

June 10, 2026

Join the ICOM Annual Meetings 2026 online

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June 3, 2026

Online Expert Roundtable Addresses Earthquake Impact on Myanmar’s Museums

Heritage Protection

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