Call to CIMAM members to renew their Memberships 2026–28

All memberships expire at the end of December 2025. Don't wait to renew your membership. Your renewal helps ensure that the network stays robust, that museum voices from every region continue to be heard, and that we can collectively respond to emerging challenges and foster innovation within the contemporary art field.

CIMAM releases a new Best Practices Initiative

Thursday, 20 November 2025. CIMAM launches a landmark position paper that aims to redefine how museums and living artists collaborate, introducing the ‘Memorandum of Care and Understanding (MoCU).

What's the relation between a collection and a museum?

29 October 2025. CIMAM is running a global advocacy campaign in support of the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA), addressing the critical political decisions that threaten to remove its collection and downgrade the institution to a Kunsthalle.

Save the Date for CIMAM 2026 in Harare, Zimbabwe

Join CIMAM 2026 in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 20–22 November for CIMAM’s 58th Annual Conference, hosted by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe

Best Practices

Museum directors, curators and others responsible for museum governance and programming are urged to review carefully and be guided by the code of ethics, museum professional principles and best practices for managing controversy guide.

CIMAM Free Admission Program

Let's embark on a journey of cultural exchange and inspiration. Enjoy CIMAM's Free Admission Program and get free access to over 350 modern and contemporary art museums, collections, and biennials worldwide. Join the program as an institutional member to welcome more than 800 museum professionals to your museum!

Global Calls and Initiatives in the Arts

Organizations linked to the culture and arts sector that call for action to combat climate change from the arts sector, and to which CIMAM has contributed by signing a call or with advice.

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