Elections for the 2025-2028 ICOM Executive Board 

In 2028, the ICOM General Conference will come to Rotterdam. Under the theme “Building Bridges. Connecting Worlds, Cultures and Generations,” the conference will highlight the connecting power of museums while showcasing the Netherlands as a leading destination for innovative museum concepts. To oversee both the organisational and content-related aspects of this major event, Anouk Estourgie and Lidwien Hupkens have been appointed as Conference Directors.

27/10/2024

During the 27th ICOM General Conference which will be held in November 2025 in Dubai, ICOM will hold its elections for the 2025-2028 ICOM Executive Board. This is a crucial moment for the democratic and institutional life of our association. The call for candidacies is open until December 16, 2024. Is this role on ICOM's international stage for you? Then don't hesitate to submit your candidacy.

How to submit your candidacy?

You are invited to submit using this link where you can access and complete the Candidacy Form. Before doing this, please:

  • Read carefully the information included in the Candidacy Form, particularly the Election Rules;
  • Consider the significant responsibilities and importance a role within the Executive Board encompasses.

Election Rules

About the Executive Board 

According to Article 10 – Section 1 of the ICOM Statutes, “The Executive Board is the executive decision-making organ of ICOM and assumes the governing duties of ICOM”, whereas it is “the elected head of the Organisation vested with the responsibility of overseeing the implementation by the relevant organs and bodies of the strategies identified by the General Assembly and taking the necessary measures to implement the General Assembly’s decisions. The Executive Board shall ensure the good management of ICOM, and shall oversee ICOM’s various resources (financial, material, human, intellectual and technical), their use, disposal and development. It shall, in particular, approve the annual accounts of ICOM. It shall undertake to protect ICOM’s reputation, international esteem and public regard and shall provide direction to the Secretariat” (Article 10 – Section 4 of the ICOM Statutes).