Icofom - International Committee for Museology

22/08/2026

The ICOFOM Annual Symposium 2026 will be held entirely online, through three live webinars taking place on 19 November, 26 November, and 3 December 2026.

Within this framework, contributors are invited to address—though are by no means limited to—the following themes, which will be explored across the webinars:

Webinar 1. Museums in a Polarized World

Webinar 2. Negotiating Difficult Pasts: Memory, Representation, and Ethical Responsibility

Webinar 3. Imagining the Museum of Tomorrow

Important Dates

Call for Papers opens: 20 July 2026
Submission deadline: 30 August 2026
Notification of acceptance: Second half of September 2026

14/08/2026

ICOFOM STUDY SERIES, Vol 54. No. 1 – 2026
Imagining the next generation of museum professionals: bridging gaps, breaking barriers

Now available on our website and Open Edition

This edition of the ICOFOM Study Series gathers seven expanded papers based on presentations delivered by their authors at the 48th Annual Symposium, organised in collaboration with ICTOP and COMCOL during the 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai in 2025.

Contributions by Darko Babić, Baiba Tjarve, Elīna Vikmane, Gints Klāsons; Franck K. Ogou, Juhi Sadiya, Héctor Valverde Martínez, Alexandra Bounia and Ya-Hsuan Wang.

Guest Edited by Melissa Aguilar, Karen Brown and Supreo Chanda

Preface by Karen Brown

Chief Editor, ICOFOM: Professor Elizabeth Weiser

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums sets professional standards and encourages the recognition of values shared by the international museum community.

This reference tool provides guidance and is presented as a series of principles supported by guidelines detailing expected professional practice. It was drafted in a cross-cutting manner and conceived as an instrument of professional self-control. ICOM members must accept and comply with the Code’s rules.

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14/04/2026

Former ICOFOM Chair, Professor Karen Brown, recently visited the and Historical Society, a key site of cultural memory, heritage, and community life on the island.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl (July 2024), Carriacou faced devastating loss. Homes were destroyed, communities disrupted-and the island’s only museum, a guardian of history, memory, and identity, was severely damaged.

Now, there is an urgent and inspiring effort to rebuild, not just what was lost, but something stronger, more resilient, and future-facing.

You can find out more about their appeal via: https://gofund.me/dcbd327b5

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