ICOM Australia (International Council of Museums)

A reminder that membership renewals are now open for 2025. Thank you to those who have renewed in October, we are processing renewals as fast as we can and your stickers will be on their way to you very soon. We strongly encourage all current and prospective members to apply for or renew their membership as soon as they are able in order to ensure you receive your card/sticker in time for 2025. As this is our peak period for membership processing, we may take a little time to answer email enquiries. If you have any questions about membership renewals, including payment of renewal fees, and updating your personal details, please visit our FAQs page at https://lnkd.in/gihsyKit before sending us an email.

❗ ICOM Announces 2025 SAREC Special Projects Grants and Solidarity Projects: Calls for Proposals Now Open! 📅 The application deadline for both calls is December 12, 2024, at 23:59 CET. Results of the applications will be communicated in February 2025. 📝 For any inquiries or assistance with the application process, please contact projects@icom.museum. 💻 For detailed guidelines and further information, please visit your ICOM Member Space.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of the #global museum sector? #ICOM is excited to announce that the Call for applications to join the ICOM Resolutions Committee has been launched! More information ⬇

❗ ICOM Announces 2025 SAREC Special Projects Grants and Solidarity Projects: Calls for Proposals Now Open! 📅 The application deadline for both calls is December 12, 2024, at 23:59 CET. Results of the applications will be communicated in February 2025. 📝 For any inquiries or assistance with the application process, please contact projects@icom.museum. 💻 For detailed guidelines and further information, please visit your ICOM Member Space.

On the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction each year, archives, galleries, libraries, museums, historical societies and cultural heritage sites across Australia are urged to take a step forward in disaster risk assessment and preparation for cultural heritage protection. This year Blue Shield Australia is supporting AICCM's Disaster Preparedness Calendar and a webinar on October 14 to publicise disaster preparedness planning. Please join us for the online launch in conjunction with International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Monday 14 October at 2pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings time. The event will include a discussion around the question: “When faced with recovering cultural material following a major disaster event Should we save everything? Can we save everything?” Speakers include Kingsley Mundey (Executive MBA IAS Fine Art Logistics) and Zola Maddison (Director of Training and events Australian Library and Information Association and ALIA representative on Blue Shield Australia) Date: Monday 14 October Time: 2pm–3pm (AEDT) Location: Online via zoom. To register for the webinar visit: https://lnkd.in/gR95mNxV For more detail visit: https://lnkd.in/gEmRUkBd

We're pleased to announce that ICOM Australia membership renewals are now open for 2025. As we gear up for another exciting year, we invite all our existing individual and institutional members to renew their ICOM membership and welcome new applications to join ICOM Australia. We strongly encourage all members to apply for or renew their membership as soon as they are able in order to ensure you receive your card/sticker in time for 2025. For comprehensive information regarding membership renewals, including the renewal process, payment of renewal fees, and updating your personal details, please visit our FAQs page at https://lnkd.in/gihsyKit or contact us via email: members@icom.org.au

It’s a Wrap on #AMaGA2024 🎉 AMaGA 2024 has been an incredible success, and we couldn’t have done it without the collective efforts of so many wonderful people and organisations. This conference has allowed us to connect, share knowledge, and drive meaningful conversations about the future of museums and galleries exploring the conference theme (un)Common Ground - Collisions, Convergence, Conversations. A heartfelt thank you to: - Our amazing Program Committee: Anthony Camm, Michelle Fracaro, Monica Cronin, Mike Jones, Rebecca Quinn, Ethel Villafranca, PhD, and Andrew Hiskens. - A special shout-out to Michelle Fracaro, our National Conference Manager, for her outstanding work in bringing everything together. - National Network Committees and Branches who provided their vital support. We thank you for your contributions to the final day. - Ashley Robertson, Ph.D and Anne Robertson for their considerate convening of the 'Victoria in Focus' on Day 1. - All of the #AMaGA2024 Presenters who shared their knowledge thoughtfully and openly. - Our Sponsors: Ballarat City Council Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Barco Art Gallery of Ballarat The Sovereign Hill Museums Association Dexion Asia Pacific Panasonic Connect Oceania Gordon Darling Foundation National Museum of Australia ICOM Australia (International Council of Museums) Curio Australian Catholic University Australian Government Creative Australia ACMI Cartwright Douglas Foundation - Our Exhibitors: AM Quartex Axiell Group Communicating the Arts DatacomIT - The Future of History IAS Fine Art Logistics Lucidea Medeopolis IT Solutions National Library of Australia Trove Office of the Arts Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre Show Works Showfront Selecon TecArt The Collecting Bug University of South Australia zetcom Hidden Disabilities Sunflower 💜 - The National Office team: Lily Pedvin, Maria Pia Dunne, Debbie Milsom and James Tolhurst-Close who've been supporting the AMaGA Awards and providing administrative support for the event. - Most importantly, our Delegates—both in-person and online—who contributed to such dynamic and engaging conversations. 👏🎉 A big thank you to all the Ballarat venues that supported our conference delivery: Civic Hall, Mining Exchange, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballaarat Mechanic’s Institute, and Sovereign Hill. Thank you, Helen from Magnetic Shots, for capturing the essence of the conference. Please tag all official photography to @magenticshots 📸 Thank you to the Conlog team in particularly Samantha Hart, CEM, for turning our conference vision into a reality. We look forward to AMaGA 2025! 🙌 Keep up to date: www.amaga2025.org.au #AMaGA2024 #ThankYou Photo Credit: Magnetic Shots

The ICOM Australia Awards acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding contributions made by individuals and Institutions in Australia that have strengthened international relations and enriched the cultural landscape of museum and galleries. The awards were presented last night by ICOM Australia Chair, Jessica Bridgfoot as part of the opening night celebrations at the 2024 AMaGA conference in Ballarat, Victoria. The Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney won the 2024 ICOM Australia Award for an institution. It is the first university museum to receive this award. The judging panel said the Chau Chak Wing Museum demonstrated outstanding commitment to working with museums in the Pacific, and leadership in the repatriation of Indigenous culture. The 2024 ICOM Australia Award for an individual was awarded to Ruth McDougall from the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art for her work with artists, institutions, and communities across Oceania and her role in caring for stories, artworks, relationships and conversations across the Pacific for more than 20 years. The judging panel praised McDougall's commitment to working with Pacific communities over many years and her pivotal role in elevating our understanding of contemporary art practice across the Pacific through exhibitions, publications and scholarship. Congratulations to our worthy winners in 2024!

The deadline for the ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums has been extended! The ICOM Award is the first global award organised by ICOM that specifically acknowledges and honors sustainable development practices within the museum community. It aims to encourage the participation of museums in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and shed light on the concrete actions and the diverse ways that museums are working towards sustainable development. WHO CAN APPLY? If your museum has successfully implemented sustainable development actions and completed a project, ICOM wants to hear from you! Submissions will be judged based on the impact created by the project. Initiatives should demonstrate clear results, outcomes,or impact. New deadline for requesting endorsement from eligible ICOM Bodies: 1 October 2024 15 October 2024 - Deadline for ICOM Bodies to assess projects and send Endorsement letters to Candidates 1 November 2024 - Deadline for submissions Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gF2sMsdt

The Standing Committee of Ethics (ETHCOM) invites ICOM members to a global webinar on the Revision of ICOM Code of Ethics on the 16th of September. The webinar will launch the next phase of the ICOM Code of Ethics revision, focusing on explaining the revision process and presenting the first draft of the revised Code. ICOM members will be invited to contribute their insights and feedback. The first draft of the revised Code of Ethics will be presented to the ICOM community during the global webinar on the 16th of September at 14:00 Paris time (CEST). ICOM members are encouraged to participate, gain a deeper understanding of the Code of Ethics revision, and, most importantly, explore how they can contribute to the next steps of the revision process by sharing their valuable feedback, which will help shape the final draft of the revised Code of Ethics for Museums. Members are invited to participate in the global webinar and contribute to the review of the draft Code through their respective committees. We encourage them to contact their National or International Committee, Regional Alliance, Working Group, or Affiliated Organisation to which they belong. For more visit: https://lnkd.in/gQ6nAxG6