The International Council of Museums (ICOM), the world’s largest global association of museum professionals, has elected Catherine C. Cole, FCMA, to its Executive Board during the recent ICOM General Conference held in Dubai, November 11–16, 2025. This prestigious position places Canada at the forefront of international museology and cultural diplomacy. [...]
Winner of ICOM Canada travel bursary to Dubai recipient As the ICOM General Conference will be held in Dubai in November this year, ICOM Canada is pleased to award a travel bursary to an emerging museum professional for participation in the conference. We are pleased to announce the bursary recipient, Ms. [...]
Welcome Brian! Brian brings over two decades of experience in the museum and heritage sector. Currently serving as Senior Manager, Heritage with the Yukon government’s Department of Tourism and Culture, he oversees key programs in archaeology, palaeontology, geographical place names, and funding for 19 Yukon First Nation cultural centres and [...]
At AGM in June, we had the pleasure of announcing this year’s ICOM Canada International Achievement Award. Now we have the pleasure of sharing this news with the wider membership as well. This year the award is presented to Mrs. Lynn Maranda. Congratulations! Holding a Master’s degree in Anthropology from [...]
International Museum Day Each year since 1977, ICOM has organised International Museum Day, which represents a unique moment for the international museum community. The objective of International Museum Day (IMD) is to raise awareness about the fact that, “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development [...]
ICOM-IMREC is proud to announce the publication of the final report on the research project examining public funding for museums. Conducted by the International Research Alliance on Public Funding for Museums (IRAPFM), the study Decrease in public funding ? A worldwide answer from museums, highlights the persistent decline of public funding [...]
We are happy to announce the Travel Bursary for participation in ICOM Dubai 2025. As one of the 120 National Committees around the world and as a way to help emerging museum professionals in building network and lasting connections, ICOM Canada provides a Travel Bursary every three years to support [...]
We are pleased to announce that nominations for the ICOM Canada International Achievement Award are now open until March 15, 2025. We look forward to honoring a distinguished member from our Canadian ICOM community for their persistent and successful globally-engaged career. This award honours a Canadian museum professional who has [...]
We are happy to announce the winner of the 2024 ICOM Canada International Achievement Award: Claude Faubert. Throughout his museum career, Claude has made lasting and meaningful contributions to advance many aspects of the museum field, particularly in science museums. During his career at Ingenium, Canada’s National Museum of Science [...]
Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Time: 2:00pm EST | 8:00pm Paris time Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcumgrTssHdM4SWLeZyaBHDueCa8xu2ko What are the new and emerging ethical challenges that museums face that a Code of Ethics should address? The webinar will bring people up to date on the revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics [...]
