NewsBeirut
Unesco, Icom and Louvre rally to help Beirut as museums tackle extensive explosion damage
A coalition of international museums and heritage organisations are working to provide expertise to Lebanese institutions
NewsInternational Council of Museums
Icom in turmoil after row over new definition of museums
Wrangling over "ideological" text prompts resignations from International Council of Museums
NewsInternational Council of Museums
Happy International Museum Day! Why today's digital event matters now more than ever
Suay Aksoy, president of Icom, says museums closed by Covid-19 lockdowns "need to champion themselves because their survival may depend on it"
AnalysisMuseums & Heritage
'There is no fast track back to normal': museums confront economic fallout of the pandemic
Closed museums are losing millions in income, ushering in job cuts, appeals for emergency relief and lasting changes in strategy
AnalysisThe Year in Review 2019
King Tut’s golden year, Koons’s worst: the highs and lows of the art world in 2019
As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember
NewsInternational Council of Museums
Vote on Icom's new museum definition postponed
Decision over the controversial update was made at the general assembly in Kyoto on the weekend
NewsMuseums
What exactly is a museum? Icom comes to blows over new definition
As 50-year-old statement is overhauled, feuds over new description could "seriously weaken" the International Council of Museums
ArchiveParthenon
Letters to the Editor: “The Parthenon marbles will be returned, but when?”
Ex-Secretary General of ICOM weighs on on the marbles' status in Britain with an offer of compromise
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
How The Met and the Louvre are complicit in the illegal art and antiques trade: Interview with Manus Brinkman
Museums must set the standard for collectors and dealers, says Manus Brinkman Secretary General of the International Council of Museums
CommentAfrica
Why Africa’s future museums should forget Western models
The time is ripe for artists and curators to reconfigure what can actually be done within the walls of a museum
Clémentine Deliss