Upcoming international museum conference and heritage summits in Prague

From 20 to 28 August, the 26th General Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) takes place in Prague. Museums and museum professionals are invited to join the event, either digitally or physically in order to improve accessibility and to ensure the safety of participants.

Next to keynote speeches, panels, roundtables and debates, ICOM Prague 2022 will give young ICOM members the chance to express their concerns and insights during dedicated “Youth Forum” sessions. At the International Museum Fair, companies and museums will present their latest innovations and solutions designed for the museum and exhibition industry.

ICOM Prague 2022 also enables ICOM members to discuss and vote on multiple themes that the organisation has worked on for the last few years: the new Museum Definition, the revision of the Code of Ethics, and the amendment of the Statutes and the new ICOM Strategic Plan 2022–2028.

To register and for more information see: ICOM Prague 2022 | Conference Outline

Under the Czech presidency of the Council of Europe, the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2022 takes place in the Czech capital Prague from 25 to 27 September. It is organised by Europa Nostra – the European Voice of Civil Society Committed to Cultural Heritage – and Europa Nostra Czech Republic in cooperation with the European Commission and the Czech Ministry of Culture in the frame of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The European Cultural Heritage Summit is organised yearly. The programme includes the presentation of the European Heritage Awards/ Europa Nostra Awards 2022 and training for cultural heritage professionals as well as cultural excursions and networking events in Prague.

For more information on the programme see European Heritage Summit Prague - Europa Nostra. Registrations will open end of August.

On the occasion of the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2022, The Future is Heritage Summit 2022 is organised by The Future is Heritage (FisH), an international network of young people working in the field of heritage. This four-day event takes place from 24 to 27 September in cooperation and with the support of Europa Nostra and ESACH. Students, young professionals and volunteers, who are active in the field of cultural heritage and who are between 18 and 32 years old, are invited to join this summit, which is partially integrated within the programme of the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2022.

During the four-day The Future is Heritage Summit, four themes will be addressed:

1. Heritage & conflict
2. Heritage & inclusion
3. Contested heritage
4. Working in heritage & personal development

Intergenerational exchanges are central in the programme.

Aside from workshops and lectures, an excursion to Theresienstadt will be organised as well as a European Heritage Masterclass on the green and digital transition, in cooperation with Europa Nostra and the Climate Heritage Network Youth Forum.

The Future is Heritage Summit is supported by a support grant from DutchCulture's Europe + Heritage programme. 

More information and registration