About CIMAM Connects

DSC09364

CIMAM Connects: Conversations around Contemporary Art Museum Practices

CIMAM Connects is a peer-led platform launched in 2024, where CIMAM members can propose topics, exchange ideas, and engage in open dialogue on the pressing issues shaping international museums and contemporary art. Sessions can be moderated by CIMAM members, creating a truly collaborative and interactive space.

CIMAM Connects 2024: The first year featured four sessions covering topics such as:

  • Innovative Museum Exhibition Practices
  • Contemporary Art Museum Evolution and Social History
  • Art in Public Space and Community Participation
  • Sustainability and Intersectionality

CIMAM Connects 2025: Five international sessions were held, including:

  • Recap of the Travel Grantees at the 56th Annual Conference in Los Angeles led by Ramiro Camelo, Curator and Project Manager at Myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Women in Art: Power, Trajectory, and Transformation led by Maya Juracán, Director of the Biennial in Resistance, Santa Lucía Milpas Altas, Guatemala.
  • Learning from Nature: Rethinking Institutions in a More-Than-Human World led by Krisztián Gábor Török, Curator of MODEM - Centre for Modern and Contemporary Arts, Debrecen, Hungary.
  • Museums at the End of the World led by Ana Ruiz, Junior Curator, Medellin Museum of Modern Art, Medellin, Colombia.
  • Bureaucracies of the Flesh: Toward Alternative Imaginaries of Governance led by Patricia Sorroche, Head of Exhibitions, Museu Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain.

CIMAM Connects 2026: Members proposed the following discussion topics for the three sessions:

  • Who tells the story? Power, and the Ethics of Narratives and Translation in a Museum led by Ileana Ramirez, Independent Curator, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Research as a Core Museum Practice: From Grounded Knowledge Production to Exhibition Display led by Sabrina Moura, Head of Research, Louvre Abu Dhabi.
  • Curating Across Uneven Grounds, Negotiating Theory and Practice led by Portia Placino, Gallery Administrator and Curator, JCB Gallery, Philippine Women's University, Manila, Philippines.

How to Get Involved

  • Propose a topic: Suggest themes that matter to you or build on conversations relevant to museum practice. Write to us at: institutions@cimam.org
  • Lead a session: Kick off a 1-hour discussion with members from around the world.
  • Stay connected: Strengthen relationships, gain new perspectives, and foster international collaboration.

Session Structure

The networking session will last 1 hour, and participants are expected to:

  • Introductions (15 min): Each participant briefly shares their name, role, institution, and key points related to the topic.
  • Group Discussion (10 min): Session leaders introduce topics or questions for discussion.
  • Open Debate (40 min): The group reconvene to share key takeaways and propose topics for future sessions.

Login at CIMAM Members Only. Introduce your username (email) and password, to join the discussion. Should you forget your password, you can easily generate a new password.

This structure promotes an informal, engaging, interactive, and participant-led conversation. If you plan to join any of these sessions, we encourage you to propose readings or ideas either in advance or after the conversation. These contributions will be shared as references and recommended readings on the topic.

Sessions are not recorded.

CIMAM Connects is an exclusive communication platform for CIMAM members.

→ Explore previous CIMAM Connect Sessions

→ Join CIMAM now to enjoy these informal networking sessions

Useful links: