18 May 2009:International Museum Day
International Museum Day has been celebrated all over the world since 1977. Each year, a theme provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them to the challenges that museums face.
The 2009 International Museum Day theme is ‘Museums and Tourism’
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) invites museum professionals to use International Museum Day as a springboard for initiatives which promote the work of their institutions to the public, draw the attention of supervisory bodies and governments to the role and needs of museums, and foster dialogue between professionals and across disciplines.
International Museum Day is held once a year, around 18th May, and has inspired professionals to many differing initiatives over the years.
ICOM is the international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.
Created in 1946, ICOM is a non-governmental organization (NGO) maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having a consultative status with the United Nations' Economic and Social Council. As a not for profit organization, ICOM is financed primarily by membership fees and supported by various governmental and other bodies. It carries out part of UNESCO's programme for museums. Based in Paris (France), the ICOM Headquarters houses both the ICOM Secretariat and the UNESCO-ICOM Museum Information Centre.
Other links:
The International Youth Day
The International Day of Peace
World Post Day
World Teachers’ Day
World Food Day
United Nations Day
International Mountain Day
World Water Day 2004
World Press Freedom Day
World No Tobacco Day 2004
