ICOM Australia

01/09/2026

We need you! Nominations for the ICOM Australia Board are now open. ICOM Australia Executive Board Members are elected for a two-year term and Membership of the Board is limited to six consecutive years. 2026 is an election year and several Board positions have become vacant.

Only current financial ICOM Australia members can nominate and/or stand (includes Institutional representatives).

Nomination forms should include a brief biography, motivations and suitability for the role, location, motivation for nominating and perceptions of ICOM.

For the nomination form and more information visit: https://icom-australia.mini.icom.museum/events/

24/08/2026

ICOM Australia is offering bursaries to current ICOM Australia members to attend the ICOM NATHIST 2026 Annual Conference that is being held from 9–11 November 2026 in Adelaide, Australia, jointly hosted by the South Australian Museum and the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium, South Australia.

The bursaries to attend the conference will support the development of museum students and early career museum professionals resident in Australia.

Applicants should be under the age of 35 and have had at least two and half years’ study in a higher education institution focusing in a related area or have worked for an equivalent amount of time in an Australian museum or gallery.

For more information and to apply: https://icom-australia.mini.icom.museum/events/awards/

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17/08/2026

📢 Call for Papers Deadline Extended – ICOM NATHIST Conference 2026
There's still time to submit your abstract!
The Call for Papers for the ICOM NATHIST Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Adelaide, Australia, has been extended.
🗓️ New submission deadline: 21 August 2026
We invite researchers, museum professionals, students, and practitioners to share their work, experiences, and innovative ideas in natural history museums and related fields.
Don't miss this opportunity to present your work, connect with colleagues from around the world, and be part of the ICOM NATHIST community in Adelaide this November.
📄 Submit your abstract and find more information here: https://icom-nathist2026.eventsairsite.com/
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to Adelaide!

13/08/2026

ICOM-US has released a statement supporting the Smithsonian Institution and reaffirming the principles of museum independence, integrity, scholarship, and public trust. At a pivotal moment for museums across the country, these values remain essential to serving the public and advancing understanding.

Read the full statement: https://buff.ly/aAgL54l

13/08/2026

📢 ICEthics Meeting Room | September 2026

Join us for our next Meeting Room:

“Curating the Contemporary: Ethics, Market Pressures and Institutional Practice in Modern Art Museums”

🗣️ Kamini Sawhney
📅 3 September 2026 | 17:00–18:30 CET

🔗 Join here:
https://meet.google.com/rev-nzkd-tnp

We look forward to an engaging discussion!

06/08/2026

How can museums communicate ethically in times of crisis? How can they build trust, strengthen communities, and remain people-centred while navigating uncertainty?

Join us for Webinar 2: Ethical Communication and Community Engagement, part of the Museums Connect Without Borders international solidarity programme.

🗓️ 10 August 2026
🕔 17:00 CEST

Speakers
• Heidi H. McKinnon – Founder, Curators Without Borders, Chair ICME - International Committee for Museums of Ethnography
• Niloofar Yazdkhasti – Vice Chair, ICOM COMMS; Museum Curator & Researcher

Moderator
• Casper van der Kruit - Press Officer, Rijksmuseum, Board Member, ICOM COMMS

This session brings together global and regional perspectives to explore how ethical communication, inclusive engagement, and human-centred digital transformation can help museums remain resilient and relevant in challenging contexts.

Registration for the programme is now closed.
Registration was designed to cover the entire webinar series.
All webinar recordings will be made available on the ICOM COMMS YouTube channel.

06/08/2026

Save the date in your agendas!

The AVICOM ICOM conference From Memory to Innovation: Archives, Audiovisual Heritage and the Future of Museum Technologies, will take place next 24-25 November 2026 in Paris!.

The conference will be organised in collaboration with the BnF - Bibliothèque nationale de France and ICOM France

The event will also celebrate two important milestones:

• 35 years of AVICOM;

• 30 years of the F@IMP Festival.

The programme will be developed in three phases:

- An international call and two online pre-conference sessions between October and November 2026;

- The main conference, roundtable, anniversary celebrations and AVICOM General Assembly in Paris on 24 November;

- Professional visits on 25 November.

Further information about the call, keynote speakers, detailed programme and registration will be announced soon.

Save the date and join us in Paris or online, as we explore how the memory of technological innovation can help museums shape their future.

Find more information in our website:
https://avicom.mini.icom.museum/avicom-activities2026/avicom-conference-and-annual-assembly-2026/

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03/08/2026

📢 Call for Papers Deadline Extended – ICOM NATHIST Conference 2026
There's still time to submit your abstract!
The Call for Papers for the ICOM NATHIST Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Adelaide, Australia, has been extended.
🗓️ New submission deadline: 15 August 2026
We invite researchers, museum professionals, students, and practitioners to share their work, experiences, and innovative ideas in natural history museums and related fields.
Don't miss this opportunity to present your work, connect with colleagues from around the world, and be part of the ICOM NATHIST community in Adelaide this November.
📄 Submit your abstract and find more information here: https://icom-nathist2026.eventsairsite.com/
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to Adelaide!

21/07/2026

29/06/2026

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
ICOMNathist Conference - Adelaide SA 9-11 November 2026

We invite museum professionals, scientists, researchers, and natural history specialists from around the world to contribute to the Conference program. Share your knowledge, research, and experiences with an international audience and help shape discussions on the future of natural history collections, research, and engagement.

To encourage early abstract submission, acknowledging the short time available to submit your abstract, we will be reviewing abstracts in two (or three) rounds. Early round abstracts will be assessed and successful presenters will be notified first.

To submit visit: https://icom-nathist2026.eventsairsite.com

Image: CSIRO