In September the ICOM General Conference held every three years will tackle the same theme as the International Museum Day, kicking off the global conversation on the role of museums as cultural hubs and the future of tradition. This year the conference will take place in Kyoto, Japan’s iconic cultural hub that combines traditional practices with an innovative spirit, as pointed out by the president of the Organizing Committee Kyoto 2019, Johei Sazaki.

will kick off the global conversation on the role of museums as cultural hubs and the future of tradition. This triannual event has become a worldwide reputed hub for exchange about the topical issues museums tackle today, as well as the most innovative solutions.

The triannual conference aims to explore contemporary practices of museums, exchanging the most innovative solutions and bringing forward the cultural creation and experience of communities.