| Register for ICOM Dubai 2025 |
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Registration for the ICOM General Conference 2025 is officially open! From 11 to 17 November 2025, museum professionals and cultural leaders from across the globe will gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the most significant event of the international museum community. Held every three years, the ICOM General Conference is a global event in the museum field, bringing together thousands of professionals from all over the world to shape the future of museums through dialogue, exchange, and collaboration.
Participants can now register to attend the conference in person and benefit from the early bird pricing, available until 30 August 2025. |
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| ICOM and UNESCO renew commitment to protect cultural heritage through strengthened partnership |
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| In a landmark moment for the global cultural heritage community, ICOM and UNESCO proudly celebrated the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This important agreement marks a new chapter in the longstanding collaboration between the two organisations. |
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| Museums as Agents of Change: The Importance of Sharing Outstanding Practices |
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| Launched in 2021 during the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Outstanding Museum Practice Award (OMPA), presented by CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art), was initially conceived as an effective response from modern and contemporary art museums to a situation of crisis. At a time when museums were forced to reevaluate their purposes and ways of operating, and to defend their contribution to society, the OMPA emerged with a clear intention: to recognize and elevate museum practices that embody ethical and sustainable values, those that prioritize cultural and social relevance, inclusion and care for communities. |
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| Training Heritage Leaders of Tomorrow: The restoration of Government House in Antigua |
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The archipelago of Antigua and Barbuda, located in the Caribbean Sea, rises to 1,545 meters above sea level and is renowned for its 365 beaches. Being an ideal tourist destination, the island attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year from around the world. However, the archipelago does not currently fully showcase its rich history; its museums only present the tales of Captain Horatio Nelson and his Caribbean escapades, with the exception of a small museum which focuses on the Siboney people, who are thought to have settled on the archipelago as early as 2,400 BC. |
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Podcast Museums and Chill – Museums through a Gender Lens
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