CIMAM, the International Committee for Museums and Collection of Modern Art, recognizes the urgency of acknowledging outstanding museum practices of modern and contemporary art museums in response to the severe crisis in the sector.
In early 2020, in light of museum closures due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, CIMAM announced the award for Outstanding Museum Practices in Times of Global Crisis platform to draw attention to the exceptional work done by the museum community around the world at this critical time.
One year later, Suzanne Cotter, a member of the CIMAM Board, Director of the Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, and chair of the Outstanding Museum Practices Award, reaffirms the urgency of promoting the work of modern and contemporary art museums and collections worldwide. "CIMAM is a peer network that promotes exchange and the sustainability of museums. The Award is intended as a platform for visibility that we want to leverage to recognize the work of our colleagues globally," comments Suzanne Cotter.
The selected nominees will be presented in November 2021 and institutions can submit nominations until 30 September 2021. The CIMAM Board will review members’ votes for nominations to identify the practices deemed outstanding. Award winners will receive CIMAM's official recognition for use in their institutions and communication supports.
"We want to recognize the potential of nominated practices that give us permission to think and act differently and to question systemic ways of working that are no longer socially, ethically, or environmentally viable." Suzanne Cotter
A workshop that will provide practical tools to curators
Last call to join CIMAM's upcoming workshop designed to offer a space to share and learn from peer experience in handling the challenges of curating difficult subjectstoday. Led by Svetlana Mintcheva, NCAC Director of Programs. Thursday 13 May at 11:00 am EDT.
"We are seeing a change in how people are valuing their time and this new preciousness of choosing what to do with their time." Listen to Rhana Devenport, Director, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide at CIMAM's recorded roundtable Affirming the Social Value of Museums.
Be part of the CIMAM community and generate new contacts Joining the world's most recognized community of modern and contemporary art museum professionals will allow you to work within the framework of the best museum practices recognized by the international community. Let's embrace these values together!
The value of CIMAM's patrons.
Fundació "La Caixa", Thank you! "Its mission is to build a better, fairer society, providing more opportunities for people with the values of responsibility, trust, and social commitment. One of the founding goals of our institution is to foster knowledge among people as a driver of social progress, and our culture and science programs are designed to achieve this". Read the full interview here.
