CIMAM News
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23 May 2019
NCAC in support of artistic photographic nudity in social networks
#wethenipple, the National Coalition Against Censorship's campaign to ask Facebook and Instagram to revise terms of service to allow artistic photographic nudity.
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20 May 2019
Applications Open for AAMC Foundation Curatorial Mentorship Program
Closes: 25 June 2019. All applicants must be art curators at international nonprofit organizations, with direct responsibility for works of art.
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17 May 2019
International Museum Day 2019
CIMAM joins the International Museum Day celebrations to acknowledge the importance of museums and raise awareness about the critical role that they play in society.
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16 May 2019
Busan Biennale 2020 calls for Artistic Director
Closes: 3 June 2019 Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Busan Biennale, the applicants shall have the capability and will to realize the exhibition with identities, histories, cultures and the future of Busan Biennale as well as Busan Metropolitan City
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16 May 2019
Stockholm's Conference Publication
Did you miss the 2018 Annual Conference in Stockholm? You can now read the presentations of speakers and watch the videos again!
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15 May 2019
2019 Annual Conference Sydney, 15–17 November
Benefit from 50,00 Euros discount until 20 May! There is only a limited number of early bird tickets.
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6 May 2019
Early Bird Registration!
CIMAM is pleased to open registration to its 2019 Annual Conference hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) on 15–17 November.
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3 May 2019
Bonniers Konsthall announces its first Curator Award!
Deadline: June 15, 2019 Following decades of engagement with emerging artistic practices the award seeks to encourage new endeavors in the field of curating in the hopes of facilitating new trajectories.
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30 April 2019
5 days left!
CIMAM offers around 22 travel grants to support the attendance of contemporary art museum directors, curators and independent contemporary art professionals to CIMAM’s 2019 Annual Conference in Sydney 15-17 November.
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25 April 2019
Are you ready to celebrate International Museum Day?
On May 18th, museums all around the world will come together to celebrate. Download your communication kit at the International Council of Museums - ICOM website!
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9 April 2019
Topping a million visitors: how MCA Australia broadened the appeal of contemporary art
With more than a million people through the doors annually since 2015, the museum is a case study in how to expand audiences
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4 April 2019
Koyo Kouoh Appointed Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCAA
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) has appointed Koyo Kouoh as Executive Director and Chief Curator.
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29 March 2019
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) is seeking a conservator
Closes: 3 May 2019. The Project Specialist will work as a member of a cross-departmental team of conservators and scientists.
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28 March 2019
Art in the age of Instagram and the power of going viral.
As visitors to exhibitions are increasingly sharing their experiences online, should curators plan shows for maximum hype? by Ben Luke, The Art Newspaper
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26 March 2019
The Baltimore Museum of Art seeks a Curator of Contemporary Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art seeks a Curator of Contemporary Art to lead the Contemporary Department and join a 15 member curatorial team in fashioning a dynamic civic and cultural identity for the Museum
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22 March 2019
Eugene Tan to become Director of SAM in addition to his role at National Gallery Singapore
Member of the Board of CIMAM Eugene Tan has been appointed by the Singapore Art Museum Director with effect from 1 April 2019.
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15 March 2019
CIMAM wishes to express its profound sadness at the passing of Okwui Enwezor
Obituary Okwui Enwezor
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13 March 2019
2018 Annual Report
The 2018 Annual Report highlights the achievements, activities, programs, and finances of CIMAM in the preceding year. It includes details about the geography and profile of our members, as well as facts about the annual conference, the travel grant program and other projects.
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13 March 2019
Take part in creating the new museum definition of ICOM
ICOM invites everyone interested in taking part in creating a new, more current definition. Submit your definition by 20 May 2019.
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8 March 2019
International Women's Day 2019
CIMAM is pleased to report that 66% of its members are women, of whom 33% hold leadership positions in contemporary art museums! Let’s celebrate and acknowledge the work and achievements of women in museums and let’s keep working for equal employment conditions for women and men.
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22 February 2019
ruangrupa selected as Artistic Direction of documenta 15
Ade Darmawan, ruangrupa director, was a speaker at #CIMAM2017 in Singapore, watch his presentation "Living Room Sub-institute” at CIMAM TV
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11 February 2019
Are Museums Abdicating Their Mission? Debating Morally Compromised Artists
About the article published by The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) about the recent cancellation of a retrospective exhibition by Alejandro Jodorowsky in El Museo del Barrio, New York.
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31 January 2019
Job Opportunity: MALI is in search of a new Director
Closes: 15 March 2019. The Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) is in search of a new Director, a visionary leader to further the museum’s mission and to contribute to its organizational culture, attracting new and diverse audiences.
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30 January 2019
Lyn Kienholz obituary
Lyn Kienholz (1931-2019) Los Angeles, USA. Lyn was very committed to CIMAM and served on the Board for some 20 years. She brought new blood and new perspectives to CIMAM, and for this, we shall remember and thank her.