Board Members

BOARD MEMBERS

Board members of ICMEMO (2016-2019):

CHAIRPERSON

Ophelia Leon (A.R.T.E. Art Respect Tolerance Education), GREAT BRITAIN

VICE-CHAIRPERSONS

Thomas Lutz (Stiftung Topographie des Terrors), GERMANY

Jordi Guixé i Coromines (EUROM Observatorio de las memorias europeas), SPAIN

SECRETARY

Markus Moors (Kreismuseum Wewelsburg), GERMANY

TREASURER

Kornelis Spaans NETHERLANDS

BOARD MEMBERS

Iratxe Momoitio Astorkia (Fundación Museo de la Paz de Gernika), SPAIN

Julie Higashi (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies), JAPAN

Daniel Dratwa (Honorary Member AEJM), BELGIUM

Erik Somers (NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies), NETHERLANDS

Max Polonovski, France

Kateryna Chuyeva (The Khanenko Museum of Arts; NGO The Maidan Museum), Ukraine

Carla Prat Perxachs (Museo Memoria y Tolerancia), MEXICO

PAST CHAIRS

Karen S. Franklin (Leo Baeck Institute), U.S.

Jon Reitan (Falstadsenteret), NORWAY

Vojtech Blodig (Theresienstadt Memorial), CZECH REPUBLIC

SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE BOARD

Günter Morsch (Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum), GERMANY

Vilnius SPECIAL ADVISORY Committee

Bruno Boyer (Memorial de la Shoah), FRANCE

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Philippine's National Museum of Natural History celebrated its one year anniversary on International Museum Day! 🇵🇭⠀ ⠀ Check out this amazing event all more ⬇️⠀ https://buff.ly/2WoPN6g⠀ ⠀ 📷 National M...

Children were able to discoevr Paleonthology at the National Museum of Natural History in Santiago, Chile on International Museum Day! 🇨🇱⠀ ⠀ Check out what else was going on in Latin America last mont...

What can museums do for young refugees? On #WorldRefugeeDay, we invite you to discover “The Museum of Our Discoveries”, a project carried out by museum professional Marlen Mouliou to empower teen ref...

Oman celebrated International Museum Day last month! 🇴🇲⠀ ⠀ Check out the activities and events organised by the country ⬇️ ⠀ ⠀ 📷 @NM_OMAN

Numerous activities were held in North America for International Museum Day last month! ⠀ ⠀ Check out what Canada organised last May 18th ⬇️ 🇨🇦⠀ https://buff.ly/2XtwQvK⠀ ⠀ 📷 @ParksCanada

India hosted numerous celebrations and events for International Museum Day 2019!⠀ ⠀ Check out all the other great activities organised in India last May 18th ⬇️ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2WoPN6g⠀ ⠀ #IMD2019⠀ ...

On International Museum Day, many museums, organisations and associations have joined @ICOM to celebrate around the theme 'Museums as Cultural Hubs: the future of tradition". ⠀ ⠀ Here are some activit...

On International Museum Day, many museums, organisations and associations have joined @ICOM to celebrate around the theme 'Museums as Cultural Hubs: the future of tradition". ⠀ ⠀ Here are some activit...

On International Museum Day, ICOM's DIrector General Petter Keller visited Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 ! ⠀ ⠀ Check out this moment! ⬇️⠀ https://buff.ly/2ER0wvI⠀ ⠀ #IMD2019

International Museum Day was celebrated all around the world including in Roma, Italy last May 18th! 🇮🇹⠀ ⠀ #ICOM #IMD2019⠀ ⠀ 📷 credits: Children Museum, Roma

Here are some activities organised in China for International Museum Day this year! We were happy to see so many museums around the world joining us in this celebration! ⠀ ⠀ @ICOM #IMD2019⠀ ⠀ 📷 @Museu...

How can museums get involved in achieving the #SDGs?⠀ ⠀ The #ICOMKyoto2019 plenary Curating Sustainable Futures will explore the ways in which museums can support sustainable development at local, nat...

📢GRANT ALERT⠀ ⠀ Are you a Latin American museum professional? You still have time to apply for a grant to attend the next ICOM workshop 'Museums for reconciliation'⠀ ⠀ 📍 Cali, Colombia⠀ 📆 7-11/11/2019...

This year, many museums were simultaneously celebrating International Museum Day around the theme 'Museums as Cultural Hubs: the future of tradition". ⠀ Here are some activities organised in the Unite...

This year, International Museum Day was celebrated all over the world! Here are some of the activities organised in Europe for #IMD2019. ⠀ Follow us on Twitter to check more from this Moment⠀ ⠀ 📷 Cred...

On International Museum Day, we were happy to be joined by many countries in the Middle East to celebrate museum and culture on May 18th! #IMD2019 ⠀ Follow us on Twitter to check more from this Momen...

Many museums, countries and organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean celebrated International Museum Day this year! Here are some of the activities they organised for #IMD2019. ⠀ Follow us on ...

Last May 18th, more than 150 countries and territories celebrated International Museum Day! Here are some of the activities organised in Asia for #IMD2019. ⠀ Follow us on Twitter to check more from th...

ICOM established International Museum Day to convey a powerful message: that museums are an important means of development of mutual understanding and peace among peoples.⠀ 📄 Read ICOM President Aksoy...

On International Museum Day #IMD2019, museums from more than 150 countries and territories are celebrating with special activities!⠀ ⠀ So, what museum are you visiting today? ✨🏛⠀ #MuseumDay⠀ __⠀ ➡Desl...

Happy International Museum Day! 🎉 ⠀ ⠀ Let's celebrate museums as incomparable sources of knowledge, inspiration and creativity for human development and better societies.⠀ #IMD2019 #MuseumDay⠀ ⠀ ¡Feli...

🔜 International Museum Day 2019 is just one day away! Today we mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Tomorrow and always, come to museums as you are. #IDAHOTB #IMD20...

What secrets does the ICOM Archives hold? 🕵️‍♂️ Head to our Instagram stories and join us in a very special tour! Is your museum planning something similar for International Museum Day 2019? Don't for...

We kick-off the #museumweek ahead of International Museum Day 2019 by recognising all the women in museums that make this celebration possible!⠀ What #WomenInMuseums are you celebrating today?⠀ Tell u...

We love how you unleash your creativity and use the elements and colours of the International Museum Day poster to create your own! ✨ These are some of our favourites. You can download the official po...

🔜 On May 18th all museums in the world will come together to celebrate International Museum Day 2019! This year's theme is Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition. #IMD2019 ℹ imd.icom.museum...

A humanist and a tireless traveller, Sebastião Salgado’s career has taken him to over 100 countries for his photographic projects. His emblematic, black-and-white images capture the unblemished faces ...

One month left to submit your proposals for a new #MuseumDefinition⠀ The points of intersection between museums and communities are continuously shifting.⠀ ⠀ How would a new definition reflect this?⠀ ...

We have the pleasure to announce that the award-winning photographer Sebastião Salgado will be a keynote speaker at ICOM Kyoto 2019! Touring exhibitions of his works have been, and continue to be, pre...

🔜 There is only one month left to celebrate International Museum Day 2019!⠀ Museums have become cultural hubs functioning as platforms where creativity combines with knowledge and where visitors can c...

The current #MuseumDefinition doesn't reflect & express adequately the complexities of the 21st century.⠀ ⠀ ICOM is inviting members and other interested parties to take part in creating a new, more c...

C'est avec une immense tristesse et une grande consternation que nous voyons la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris en feu. Nous ne pouvions pas imaginer qu'un tel accident se produise, et pourtant cette c...