ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand
ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand are committed to giving mana to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and upholding our responsibilities as equitable Treaty partners.
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is an international organisation of museums and museum professionals committed to the research, conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible. Through its membership of more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and its advocacy for museums and museum professionalism, ICOM is a powerful voice for cultural institutions.
As the national committee of ICOM in Aotearoa, ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand connects our local museums and professionals to the global museum community and vice versa. We are an important advocate champion for heritage protection and professional development on behalf of the global sector. Our strategic framework is aligned with and in support of ICOM’s wider strategic objectives.
ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand works alongside Museums Aotearoa with Museums Aotearoa delivering national membership services and ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand providing international membership services and advocacy on behalf of the museum community in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mission: ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand connects New Zealand museums to the global museum community.
Vision: ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand is a sustainable, collaborative organisation that serves as a gateway for New Zealanders to the global museum community, connecting its members to each other and to the world. We support our museums and museum professionals as participants at the intersection of local and global sector development.
Values:
We share and embrace the values of ICOM:
We are international in outlook
We are professional in focus
We are collaborative in practice
We embody these values by fostering an environment of co-operation, mutual assistance and the exchange of information among our members, partner organisations, International Committees and Affiliated Organisations.
To read the ICOM Aotearoa New Zealand Strategic Framework 2022- 2025 click on the link below: