2014
ICOM-ICTOP held its annual conference in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Oct. 21-25, 2014.
Rethinking Museums & Sustainable Development for the Global Profession
Postcolonial Museology, Appropriate Capacity Building and Regional Engagement
It was an intensive Professional Development Program in partnership with ICOM Vietnam, Vietnam Ministry of Culture and Tourism, ICOM MINOM, and the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum with the support of the ICOM Asia Pacific Alliance. This was a remarkable opportunity to join with Asia Pacific colleagues, Inclusive Museum and Vietnam colleagues to address pressing issues in sustainability, professional development, appropriate museology and capacity building.
Guiding documents
ICOM 2013 Resolutions 4 and 6 from Rio
RESOLUTION NO. 4 addresses: Museums, Gender Mainstreaming and Inclusion: Benchmarking against the ICOM Cultural Diversity Charter, Shanghai 2010
RESOLUTION NO. 6 addresses: Viability and Sustainability of Museums
ICOM Code of Ethics; ICOM Cultural Diversity Charter (PDF); and Rio +20 & UN Post 2015 Development Agenda material.