International Museum Day
Every year since 1977, ICOM has organised International Museum Day, a worldwide event held around 18 May. From America and Oceania to Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society. The event has increased steadily in visibility and popularity over the years. Participation in International Museum Day promotes greater diversity and intercultural dialogue among our international museum community. Each year, ICOM defines a specific theme for International Museum Day: The theme for 2011 was Museum and memory. As the topic of conserving and transmitting collective memory does not only affect museums, ICOM initiated partnerships with cultural organisations that share ICOM's missions and feel concerned by these questions: UNESCO Memory of the World Programme (World Documentary Heritage), Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA), International Council on Archives (ICA), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and {{International Federation of Library Associations]] (IFLA). ICOM also patronized the European Night of Museums, an event which announces International Museum Day in the spirit of an all-day and all-night museum week. The theme for 2012 was Museums in a Changing World. New challenges, New inspirations.
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