We are pleased to announce that nominations for the ICOM Canada International Achievement Award are now open until March 20, 2026. 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 [...]
ICOM Canada invites museum professionals, academics, students, and cultural practitioners to participate in a new five-part webinar series, Shaping Museums for a Connected World, taking place weekly from January to February 2026. Open to both ICOM members and non-members, this online training series explores how museums of all sizes and [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Preservationists posted photos on social media that appeared to show damage to the iconic dress, with missing crystals and stretched fabric, compared to a photograph taken before Kardashian wore it. Sarah Cascone, June 17, 2022 Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson attended the 2022 Met Gala. She controversially wore Marilyn Monroe's [...]
Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24th, 2022, cultural heritage – monuments, sites, archives, objects, sacred spaces, and collected traditions – has been under threat, as collateral damage and resulting from deliberate targeting. In March 2022, eight of Canada’s leading heritage organizations came together to form [...]
