Preparations for International Museum Day 2019: Get Ready!
“Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition” is the theme of International Museum Day 2019, held on or around 18 May. Read More
Course: “Planning new exhibitions: conservation, communication, community”
This ICCROM workshop, mainly for professionals working with collections in Asia-Pacific countries, will take place in Vientiane, Lao PDR, October 2019. Read More
New OECD Publications on Museums, Culture and Local Development
Two new international reports illustrate the role of culture in general, and museums in particular, in local development. Read More
ICOM invites ideas for the new museum definition
The International Council on Museums is updating its international museum definition and asks for contributions by 20 May. Read More
Call for Entries: 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Awards
Applications for this award recognising best practices in the conservation of cultural heritage can be submitted until 31 March Read More
Changes that museums strive towards
A look back on the 8th ASEMUS General Conference in Kuching – by Kristine Milere, Curator, Art Museum Riga Bourse, Latvia Read More
Winners announced for the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Conservation Awards
Ten projects from five countries in Asia and the Pacific have been recognised by an international Jury of conservation experts in this year’s Awards. Read More
The Challenges of Museum Collections Today: Call for ICOM-ITC Grants
Grants are available for the next ICOM-ITC training workshop (Beijing, April 2019). Applications due by 16 December 2018. Read More
Pioneering Resource on First Aid to Cultural Heritage Now Available
ICCROM and the Prince Claus Fund have published an innovative handbook and toolkit on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis, for free download. Read More
New ICHCAP Online Community on Intangible Cultural Heritage
The platform includes a directory of organisations and individuals and aims to enable information and networking in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
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