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One month left to submit your proposals for a new #MuseumDefinition⠀ The points of intersection between museums and communities are continuously shifting.⠀ ⠀ How would a new definition reflect this?⠀ ...

We have the pleasure to announce that the award-winning photographer Sebastião Salgado will be a keynote speaker at ICOM Kyoto 2019! Touring exhibitions of his works have been, and continue to be, pre...

🔜 There is only one month left to celebrate International Museum Day 2019!⠀ Museums have become cultural hubs functioning as platforms where creativity combines with knowledge and where visitors can c...

The current #MuseumDefinition doesn't reflect & express adequately the complexities of the 21st century.⠀ ⠀ ICOM is inviting members and other interested parties to take part in creating a new, more c...

C'est avec une immense tristesse et une grande consternation que nous voyons la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris en feu. Nous ne pouvions pas imaginer qu'un tel accident se produise, et pourtant cette c...

Over recent decades museums have radically transformed, adjusted and re-invented their principles, policies and practices.⠀ ⠀ How would a new definition reflect this?⠀ ⠀ ❗️ Deadline to send proposals:...

🗨️🌎 There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today.⠀ If you can't find the official #IMD2019 poster in your mother tongue, you can send us the translation in the link below!⠀ imd.icom.mus...

Cai Guo-Qiang, who was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale 1999, considers his work with gunpowder a “dialogue between me and unseen powers, like alchemy”. His innovative approach and use o...

The programme for the General Conference #ICOMKyoto2019 is here! (swipe left)⠀ ✔️World-renowned speakers⠀ ✔️ Plenaries, panels and workshops on sustainability, #MuseumDefinition, heritage protection, ...

We have already received 134 proposals for a new museum definition from all over the world 🌎⠀ Participate and make your voice heard!⠀ ⠀ Read the proposals and submit yours.⠀ ℹ️ icom.museum

🆕⠀ Artist Cai Guo-Qiang will be a keynote speaker at #ICOMKyoto2019! Cai, whose work crosses a vast array of mediums including drawing, installation, video, and performance, is best known for his inno...

🌱⠀ As institutions at the heart of society, museums have the power to establish dialogue between cultures, to build bridges for a peaceful world and to define a sustainable future. #IMD2019⠀ ⠀ 🌱 ⠀ Com...

Museums are changing.⠀ ⠀ Have you seen the latest contributions for the development of an alternative museum definition? ⠀ ⠀ You can read them all here and find out how to submit yours.⠀ ℹ️ https://bu...

Museums celebrated International Museum Day 2018 with special activities all across Asia.⠀ ⠀ Look back at some inspiring activities organised in the continent, from India to Japan, with our Twitter Mo...

🔜⠀ You still have two months left to submit a proposal for a new #MuseumDefinition!⠀ ⠀ Read more on the initiative and the procedure to participate:⠀ ℹ️ http://icom.museum

➡️ Swipe to fill the map!⠀ Museums: have you already planned a special activity for International Museum Day 2019? Add your events to ICOM’s new interactive map for the whole world to see 🌏 Link on bi...

🔜 ⠀ There's only two months left to International Museum Day 2019! How are you planning on celebrating it?⠀ Share your plans using the official hashtag: #IMD2019⠀ ⠀ Il ne reste que deux mois pour la J...

The Arab World was very active in the celebrations of International Museum Day 2018.⠀ ⠀ We gathered some of the most inspiring activities, from Libya to Yemen, in our Twitter Moment⚡️ “#IMD2018 in the...

How can a new museum definition reflect the current responsibilities and commitments of museums, their challenges and visions for the future?⠀ ⠀ Read the proposals for a new museum definition and subm...

🏡🌏 ⠀ At once a focal point for the community and an integral part of a global network, museums offer a platform for translating local communities’ needs and views into a global context. #IMD2019⠀ ⠀ 🏡🌏...

ICOM has long fought for #WomenInMuseums. Following the 1998 Cultural Diversity Policy Framework of ICOM and the 2010 ICOM Cultural Diversity Charter, in 2013 the General Assembly of ICOM adopted the ...

Happy International Women's Day! Let's celebrate the many ways in which women shape museums: shifting narratives, bringing about change, fighting for inclusion 🙌 #WomenInMuseums ⠀ #IWD2019⠀ ⠀ ¡Feliz ...

Tomorrow we will be celebrating International Women's Day 2019! Use the hashtag #WomenInMuseums to introduce us to the women who make your museum thrive 💪⠀ #IWD2019 #WomensDay⠀ ⠀ ¡Mañana celebraremos ...

One of the core missions of museums is #research. Today, less than 30% of the world's researchers are women. What would the museum landscape look like if every female researcher received the same oppo...

And for you, what is a museum?⠀ ⠀ We have reached 100 propositions for a new #MuseumDefinition!⠀ Send your proposal and participate:⠀ ℹ️ icom.museum⠀ ⠀ Y, para usted, ¿qué es un museo?⠀ ¡Ya hemos lleg...

The role of women in protecting the world's cultural heritage is pivotal.⠀ 📸 Participants of ICOM's first aid workshop for Nepal's cultural heritage following the 2015 earthquake, organised in coopera...

⭐️ Which #WomenInMuseums are you celebrating on March 8th?⠀ Use the hashtag to introduce us to the women who make your museum thrive, from exceptional curators to important women of history!⠀ #IWD2019...

For International Museum Day, ICOM selects each year a theme that is at the heart of the concerns of society. 2019 will focus on Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition. Read more about the ...

Repost @icomkyoto2019 🔃⠀ ⠀ 📣🎉Kengo Kuma, who in 2016 was awarded with the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, is the founder of the firm Kengo Kuma & Associates, which today designs a wide vari...

Do you want to take part in shaping the future of museums?⠀ ⠀ Submit a proposal for an alternative museum definition, which will be voted during #ICOMKyoto2019.⠀ ⠀ ℹ️ https://buff.ly/2CQPTJX ⠀ #Museum...

❓ Can you guess what we are celebrating on May 18th? A clue: it is the biggest annual celebration of museums in the world! #IMD2019 ⠀ ⠀ ❓ ¿Puede adivinar lo que vamos a celebrar el 18 de mayo? Una pis...

🗨️ Museums increasingly grow into their roles as cultural hubs, they are also finding new ways to honour their collections, their histories and their legacies. #IMD2019⠀ ⠀ 🗨️ A medida que los museos s...

How did Latin American and Caribbean museums celebrate International Museum Day 2018? 🌍⠀ ⠀ Find inspiration for this year's activities in our Twitter Moment⚡️ “#IMD2018 in Latin America and the Caribb...

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International Museum Day around the world 🇦🇺For #IMD2019, Neil MacGregor will examine the ways in which museums around the world play a key role in defining and re-defining...

One month left to submit your proposals for a new #MuseumDefinition The points of intersection between museums and communities are continuously shifting.How would a new defi...

Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum to receive archaeological pieces discovered beneath zoo | @TheArtNewspaper https://t.co/usHrLZ68Bu

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Canadian museums association launches $1m programme to recognise indigenous culture @TheArtNewspaper https://t.co/aA1pJ1mgsu

International Museum Day around the world 🇫🇷For #IMD2019, wood craftmen, will demonstrate ancient techniques of wood crafting, including model making in Rouen, France.Ch...

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The lives of female art historical figures will now be transcribed and available online | @hyperallergic https://t.co/ldwXINKVih

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International Museum Day around the world 🇦🇺

For #IMD2019, Neil MacGregor will examine the ways in which museums around the world play a key role in defining and re-defining national and communal identity.

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One month left to submit your proposals for a new #MuseumDefinition
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‼️ Deadline to send proposals: May 20
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Salle comble pour notre soirée-débat déontologie « Les réserves sont-elles le cœur des musées ? » à l’@Inp_patrimoine !

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International Museum Day around the world 🇫🇷

For #IMD2019, wood craftmen, will demonstrate ancient techniques of wood crafting, including model making in Rouen, France.

Check this activity and add yours on our interactive map 🗺
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Très instructive soirée-débat sur les (nouvelles) réserves, au cœur des musées, organisée par l’@ICOM_France à l’@INHA_Fr.
Avec en particulier l’intervention passionnante d’Anne Labourdette sur la @ChartreuseDouai, mais également Lens, Liévin, Mucem, V&A, Strasbourg...

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‘For in your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.’ Irving Berlin #FashionFriday #EasterBonnet #SpringFashion

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