ICOM International Committees bring together experts of museum specialties. The International Committees are global think tanks on museum, and more generally, heritage, matters. They define the museum professional’s standards, share scientific information, establish partnerships with other organisations and develop recommendations for ICOM members.
ICOM UK Members are eligible to join up to four International Committees on confirmation of their membership (one in which you have voting rights (except Student members) and up to three in which you are interested in receiving information from). Individual and institutional members can download an application form HERE. A full list of the International Committees can be found on the ICOM website.
The following is a list of the ICOM International Committees, with links to their website and annual conference or meeting. ICOM UK members are eligible to apply for a Travel Bursary to attend an International Committee annual conference or meeting.
AVICOM ICOM International Committee for Audiovisual, New Technologies and Social Media
http://network.icom.museum/avicom
AVICOM advises, keeps informed and increases the museum professionals’ awareness about the possibilities audiovisual methods and the new technologies offer to the museums.
CAMOC International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities
http://network.icom.museum/camoc/
CAMOC is a forum for professionals working in or interested in museums about cities.
CAMOC Annual Meeting: 30-31 October 2017 Mexico City
http://network.icom.museum/camoc/conferences/mexico-city-2017/
CECA International Committee for Education and Cultural Action
http://network.icom.museum/ceca/
CECA gathers museum educators and other museum professionals with an interest in education and in culture who work in research, management, interpretation, exhibitions, programmes, media and evaluation.
ICOM-CECA Annual Meeting: 14-18 October 2017 London
http://network.icom.museum/ceca/conferences/next-conference/
CIDOC International Committee for Documentation
http://network.icom.museum/cidoc/
CIDOC is dedicated to the documentation of museum collections.
CIDOC Annual Meeting: 25-29 September 2017 Tibilisi, Georgia
http://network.icom.museum/cidoc/events/next-conference/
CIMCIM International Committee of Museums and Collections of Instruments and Music
http://network.icom.museum/cimcim/
CIMCIM promotes and organises professional activities related to collections and museums of musical instruments.
CIMCIM Annual Meeting: 22-25 February 2017 Bern and Basel (Switzerland)
http://network.icom.museum/cimcim/events/conferences/
CIMUSET International Committee for Museums and Collections of Science and Technology
http://network.icom.museum/cimuset
CIMUSET works primarily to popularise and promote science and technology among children and young people.
CIMUSET Annual Meeting: 5-8 December 2017 Rabat
http://network.icom.museum/cimuset/cimuset-2016/the-cimuset-annual-conference/
CIPEG International Committee for Egyptology
CIPEG promotes collaboration among colleagues for the study, preservation, and presentation of Egyptian collections, monuments and sites.
COMCOL International Committee for Collecting
http://network.icom.museum/comcol/
COMCOL is ICOM International Committee with the mission to deepen discussions and share knowledge on the practice, theory and ethics of collecting and collections (both tangible and intangible) development.
COMCOL Annual Meeting: December 2017 Umeå, Sweden,
http://network.icom.museum/comcol/events/coming-comcol-conferences/
COSTUME International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume
http://network.icom.museum/costume/
The Costume Committee of ICOM is a forum for museum professionals committed to the study, interpretation and preservation of all aspects of apparel.
COSTUME Annual Meeting: 26-29 June 2017 College of Fashion, London
http://network.icom.museum/costume/events/next-annual-meeting/
DEMHIST International Committee for Historic House Museums
http://demhist.icom.museum/shop/shop.php?detail=1255432597
DEMHIST is an international forum for debating problems and solutions particular to the conservation and management of historic house museums.
DEMHIST Annual Meeting: , 14-18 October 2017, London
http://www.hrp.org.uk/learning/adults/conferences/#gs.null
GLASS International Committee for Museums and Collections of Glass
http://network.icom.museum/glass
The International Committee for Museums and Glass collections is open to curators and conservators of glass from around the world. Members do research and care for glass vessels and windows from all countries where glass has been made, and from antiquity to modern times.
GLASS Annual Meeting: 15-21 October 2017 Sars-Poteries, Northern France and Belgium,
http://network.icom.museum/glass/annual-meetings/coming-conference/
ICAMT International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques
http://network.icom.museum/icamt/
ICAMT offers a forum for the exchange of ideas and expertise for all those interested in museums architecture, planning, construction and programming or in any aspect of exhibition production and design.
ICAMT Annual Meeting: 14-18 October 2017 Cincinnati, Ohio.
http://network.icom.museum/icamt/conferences/2017-cincinnati-usa/
ICDAD International Committee for Museums and Collections of Decorative Arts and Design
ICDAD is devoted to museums and collections of applied and decorative arts conserved in museums, houses, castles and historic monuments.
Time and place of the 2017 ICDAD Annual Meeting will be announced.
ICEE International Committee for Exhibitions and Exchange
http://network.icom.museum/icee/
ICEE is a forum for the dissemination of knowledge and experience about exhibitions. The committee deals with many different aspects of exhibition development, circulation and exchange.
ICEE Annual Meeting: 16-22 October 2017, Puerto Rico
http://network.icom.museum/icee/conferences/next-conference/
ICFA International Committee for Museums and Collections of Fine Arts
http://network.icom.museum/icfa
ICFA's membership is made up of professionals who work in museums and art galleries that collect old master and nineteenth century oil paintings and sculptures.
ICFA Annual Meeting: 17-19 September 2017, Copenhagen
http://network.icom.museum/icfa/conferences/coming/
ICLM International Committee for Literary Museums
http://network.icom.museum/iclm
ICLM's main aim is to develop activities such as research, publishing, exhibition and education for literary historical/biographical museums and composers' museums.
ICLM Annual Meeting: 15-20 September 2017 Myrtia, Heraklion, Crete
http://network.icom.museum/iclm/what-we-do/annual-conference-2017/#c19252
ICMAH International Committee for Museums and Collections of Archaeology and History
http://network.icom.museum/icmah
ICMAH is dedicated to museums of archaeology and history.
ICMAH Annual Meeting: 4-6 October 2017, BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
http://network.icom.museum/icmah/events/coming-conference/
ICME International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography
http://network.icom.museum/icme/
ICME is devoted to ethnographic museums and collections from local, national and international cultures.
ICME Annual Meeting: 17-19 October 2017, Washington DC
http://network.icom.museum/icme/conferences/annual-conference/
ICMEMO International Committee of Memorial Museums in Remembrance of the Victims of Public Crimes
http://network.icom.museum/icmemo/
The aims of ICMEMO are to foster a responsible memory of history and to further cultural cooperation through education and through using knowledge in the interests of peace, which is also a key goal of UNESCO.
ICMS International Committee for Museum Security
http://network.icom.museum/icms/
ICMS acts as the main advisor to ICOM and its membership in matters of security, fire protection and disaster preparedness.
ICMS Annual Meeting: 20-25 August 2017, Harvard Art Museums
ICOFOM International Committee for Museology
http://network.icom.museum/icofom
ICOFOM is the main international forum for museological debate.
ICOFOM Annual Meeting: 25-29 September 2017 Havana, Cuba,
http://network.icom.museum/icofom/meetings/next-conference/
ICOM-CC International Committee for Conservation
With its 21 working groups, ICOM-CC offers conservators, scientists, curators and other professionals the opportunity to collaborate, study and promote the conservation and analysis of culturally and historically significant works.
ICOM-CC Triennial Meeting: 4-8 September 2017, Copenhagen.
ICOMAM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History
http://network.icom.museum/icomam/
ICOMAM fosters the study of arms, armour, artillery, fortifications, uniforms, flags and medals and develops and maintains relations between museums and other institutions concerned with the preservation and interpretation of such artefacts.
ICOMAM Annual Meeting: 11-13 September 2017, Koblenz, Germany
ICOMON International Committee for Money and Banking Museums
http://network.icom.museum/icomon/
ICOMON was created for museums of numismatics and museums of financial and economic institutions or companies.
ICOMON Annual Meeting: 3-6 September 2017, Museum Bank Indonesia,
http://www.bi.go.id/en/icomon/default.aspx
ICR International Committee for Regional Museums
http://network.icom.museum/icr
ICR was created for regional museums and is interested in the role of these museums in their community with respect to culture, history, environment, social development and language.
ICTOP International Committee for the Training of Personnel
ICTOP's primary aim is to promote training and professional development and to establish standards for museum personnel throughout their careers.
For 2017 the Annual Meeting is planned for October
http://ictop.org/conferences/2017-2/
INTERCOM International Committee for Museum Management
INTERCOM works toward the development of sound museum management throughout the world.
MPR International Committee for Marketing and Public Relations
http://network.icom.museum/mpr
MPR gathers museum professionals working in marketing, communications and development (fund-raising).
MPR Annual Meeting 2017 will be in Amsterdam
http://network.icom.museum/mpr/
NATHIST International Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History
https://icomnathist.wordpress.com
NATHIST is concerned with the conservation of biological diversity in museums collections as well as in the natural environment, the scientific study of the world's natural heritage and the education of the wider public through museum displays, conferences, field trips, etc.
NATHIST Annual Meeting: 25-30 October 2017, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
https://icomnathist.wordpress.com/conference-2017/
UMAC International Committee for University Museums and Collections
UMAC is a forum for all those working in, or associated with, academic museums, galleries and collections (including herbaria and botanical gardens).
UMAC Annual Meeting: 5-8 September 2017, Helsinki & Jyväskyl, Finland
http://umac.icom.museum/conferences