ICOM believes museums have a role to play in the protection of intangible heritage and is committed to the defense of this vulnerable heritage. Heritage embraces more than collections of objects or monuments, it includes intangible manifestations such as traditions...
In the context of the current global health crisis, we are launching a special Call for Articles for ICOM’s online editorial space, ICOM Voices. According to an ongoing ICOM Survey, more than 93 percent of museums are closed worldwide, and...
Upon its concluding symposium hosted in Brussels on 26 February 2020, the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Project (IMP) presented the Declaration on the Dynamic Engagement between a Multiplicity of Actors from the Field of Museums and Intangible Cultural Heritage....
The ICOM website serves as a communication platform for museum- and heritage-related projects, experiences and discussions about the sector. It promotes themes that are at the heart of the museum’s mission today, such as sustainability, local development/community, heritage protection, intangible...