Upcoming Events
Conferences:
Museums and Heritage Show – London, England
14th – 15th May 2025
The Museums and Heritage Show is one of the UK’s largest cultural sector conferences, the Museums and Heritage Show blends networking, premium content, and community support together into a multi-day event. Registration for this event is free and can be completed via the link below.
InterActivity 2025 – Uplifting the Community: Reaching New Heights Together – New Mexico, USA
14th – 16th May 2025
The Association of Children’s Museums and Explora Science Centre and Children’s Museum of Alburquerque invite you to this conference which will provide ample opportunities to explore the ways in which the field lifts up our children and families. Registration for this event is now open and can be accessed via the link below.
Blue Shield UK Conflict & Military Activity Working Group Lunchtime Webinar
23rd May 2025
Timothy Fagg will be speaking on Civic-Military Cooperation in Relation to Defense Using Cultural Property Protection.
The webinars will focus on different aspects of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (widely referred to as the 1954 Hague Convention).
Association of Independent Museums (AIM) – Portsmouth, England
18th – 19th June 2025
The next AIM conference is taking place at the Mary Rose Museum in partnership with Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Tickets are due to go on sale in January 2025. To find out more about AIM, make sure to visit their website linked below.
Blue Shield UK Conflict & Military Activity Working Group Lunchtime Webinar
20th June 2025
Brittni Bradford, Civic Safeguarding Preparations for the 1954 Hague Convention.
These webinars will focus on different aspects of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (widely referred to as the 1954 Hague Convention).
Blue Shield UK Conflict & Military Activity Working Group Lunchtime Webinar
18th July 2025
Speaker to be announced, Protecting Domestic Cultural Property in Conflict: Historical Perspectives from Britain and Italy in the Second World War.
These webinars will focus on different aspects of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (widely referred to as the 1954 Hague Convention).
Eighteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum – Zaragoza, Spain
15th – 17th September 2025
Founded in 2008, The Inclusive Museum Research Network is brought together by a shared concern for the future role of the museum and how it can become more inclusive. They seek to build an epistemic community to make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.
National Conference on Cultural Protection – Leveraging Partnerships: Collaborative Approaches to Cultural Property Protection – Washington, DC
22nd – 24th September 2025
The National Conference on Cultural Property Protection (NCCPP) is excited to announce that its annual conference is back for 2025 in Washington, DC. Registration for this event will be available soon. To be the first to find out more about this event, click the link below to sign up to their mailing list.
Museums Association Conference 2025 – Cardiff, Wales
7th – 9th October 2025
Following the success of their 2024 conference, the Museums Association is delighted to share the 2025 event will take place at Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru – St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. Early bird tickets are available now until the 31st March 2025 – linked below.
Museum Ideas Conference 2025 – London, England
9th October 2025
Since 2012, the Museum Ideas conference has hosted speakers from around the globe, including South Africa, Argentina, India, UAE, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and many European countries. The annual event has welcomed museum workers from over 30 countries, fostering a global exchange of transformative ideas through impactful talks, wide-ranging discussions, and international networking.
NEMO European Museum Conference 2025 – Horsens, Denmark
26th – 28th October 2025
Save the date for this inspiring event being held in Denmark later this year which will welcome inspiring panel discussing, workshops, networking opportunities, museum study visits and more with the Network of European Museum Organisations. Registration is due to open June 2025. Further details can be found via the link below.
ICOM 27th General Conference – Dubai
10th – 14th November 2025
Discussing the theme ‘The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities’, the 27th ICOM General Conference will take place in Dubai. The event will recognise that a whirlwind of global events has reshaped our understanding of the world and our place in it, placing us into an era of constant transformation, with museums also on this journey. Further details will be shared soon.
International Committee for Museums and Collections of Moderns Art (CIMAM) – Turin, Italy
28th – 30th November 2025
The CIMAM committee announced the details of their next conference during their General Assembly last December. This is the conference’s 57th annual event and it will serve as a unique platform for modern and contemporary art museum professionals to exchange ideas and tackle pressing issues in the field. Registration will open in mid-April 2025. Visit their website linked below for more details.