Museum definition
Finding connection and purpose at Icom Prague
Antonia Canal reflects on the debates at this year's gathering of the global museum community
Icom members approve new museum definition
Vote comes three years after previous proposal was rejected due to ideological divisions
Icom publishes two proposed museum definitions
International body unveils new wording three years after first proposal led to ideological rift
Ideological rift persists as Icom restarts museum definition consultation
‘Warfare’ between reformers and conservatives has not subsided since Kyoto conference
Voxpop: What should stay or go in Icom’s proposed museum definition?
The International Council of Museums (Icom) has restarted the process of finding a new museum definition after disagreement over the wording of its previous proposal. At the council’s Extraordinary General Meeting in Kyoto last September, the national and international committees agreed to postpone a vote on the new definition until a consensus could be found. …