This year has been one of reckoning for museums, as they face unprecedented economic hardship as well as pressure to improve their treatment of workers and to diversify their programming and staffs.

The new definition, which says a museum's mission is to promote equality, justice, and the planet's wellbeing, is too woke for some professionals. Activists are seen holding a banner during the ...

The International Council of Museums (Icom) has released its first public remarks on the conflict in Gaza since the attacks by Hamas on Israel on 7 October. In a statement published today on its ...

A group of arts professionals called on the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a non-governmental organization that sets industry standards for participating museums, to eject Russia for ...

The theme of this year’s 27th ICOM General Conference—the triennial event which brings together museum professionals from across the world—is “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities”.

In the wake of calls for Russia to be ejected from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) for violating the organization's code of ethics, ICOM Russia's president, Vasilij Pankratov, has slammed ...