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ICOM
CELEBRATE ICOM’S 70
TH
BIRTHDAY IN MILAN
Inspiring the museums since 1946
ICOM AND ICOM GENERAL CONFERENCES
The International Council of Museums (ICOM), created
in 1946, is a worldwide organisation of museums
and museum professionals. ICOM is committed
to promoting and protecting natural and cultural
heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.
With
35,000 members in almost 140 countries
, the
ICOM network is made up of museum professionals
from a wide range of museum- and heritage-related
disciplines.
ICOM promotes
standards of excellence in themuseum
field
, in particular through its
ICOM Code of Ethics for
Museums
, a standard-setting tool for museums, which
includes basic principles for museum governance, the
acquisition and disposal of collections, and rules for
professional conduct. ICOM’s other activities include
fighting illicit traffic
in cultural goods and promoting
risk management
and
emergency preparedness to
protect world cultural heritage
in the event of natural
or man-made disasters.
Every three years, ICOM’s General Conference gathers
the international museum community around a theme
chosen by museum professionals.
WHERE ICOM FROM
AN EXHIBITION TO CELEBRATE ICOM’S 70
TH
BIRTHDAY
IN MILAN
The multimedia exhibition “Where ICOM from” will
occupy more than 200m² on the conference venue. An
immersive display will highlight how ICOM has grown
into an international organisation since its creation
in 1946 and will question its past evolution and future
changes.
The exhibition will retrace the commitment of an
ICOM member, since his/her very first steps in the
organisation, to his/her personal development as an
actor of the ICOM network. Graphics, timelines and
maps will illustrate ICOM’s expansion and achievements
throughout the years. Archive documents, including
pictures, posters and goodies will immerse the visitors
into ICOM’s long and exciting history. The main ICOM
topics and its future challenges will be told through the
personal experience and views of ICOM members, and
interactive devices will allow the visitors to participate
in the discussion.
Translated in English, French, Spanish and Italian,
the “Where ICOM from” exhibition will turn into a
travelling exhibition at the end of the 24
th
ICOM General
Conference, and all its contents will be made available
on a special website.