CIMAM News

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 25 January 2019

  Job Opportunity: MACBA is looking for a Curator of Exhibition and Collection

  

  Closes: 28 January 2019. MACBA announces the call for a Curator of Exhibition and Collection

• 24 January 2019

  Job Opportunity: MACBA is looking for an Education Coordinator

  

  Closes: 28 January 2019. MACBA announces the call for a public employment offer to provide a coordinator of education.

• 21 January 2019

  Job Opportunity: Executive Assistant to the ICOM President

  

  Closes 4 February 2019 - Within the General Secretariat of ICOM (28 permanent staff), attached to the Director General, the Assistant supports the President and the Director General in the management of their activities and that of the Executive Board.

• 16 January 2019

  About the EMST. Reply of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

  

  The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports replied to CIMAM's statement released on 21st December 2018 about the Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art.

• 16 January 2019

  Job Opportunity: Associate Director for M HKA

  

  Closes: 17 February 2019. M HKA, the contemporary art museum of the Flemish Community, is ready to transform itself into a full-scale European contemporary art museum with a permanent collection display, exemplary exhibition spaces, a research wing and a public events forum. An architectural contest will be concluded for a new building towards the end of 2019.

• 14 January 2019

  Stockholm 2018: Report and Videos Online

  

  This document includes a letter from Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, President of CIMAM, and the reports of the 36 professionals awarded with a travel grant. Also details about the delegates and budget, the press clipping, a summary of the feedback received from participants. Watch the speakers' presentations on CIMAM TV.

• 24 December 2018

  Thank you and happy New Year!

  

  At this special time of year, the members of the board and I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the institutions and individuals who have generously contributed to the continuing success of CIMAM in 2018.

• 17 December 2018

  Welcome to our new website!

  

  CIMAM's new website offers new features for our members and a user-friendly browsing experience. Login to the Members Only section by resetting your password.

• 9 December 2018

  Free Admission Program: Kochi Muziris Biennale 2018

  

  CIMAM Members are invited to the fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life, curated by Anita Dube, which opens on 12 December 2018 and remains on view until 29 March 2019.

• 5 December 2018

  Job Opportunitty: Chief Curator for Exhibitions to Kiasma

  

  Closes: 20 December 2018. As a Chief Curator for Exhibitions, you will be responsible for planning Kiasma’s domestic and international exhibitions together with the Museum Director in accordance with the museum’s strategy. The temporary exhibition program includes 4-5 exhibitions of varying scales each year.

• 28 November 2018

  Liverpool Biennial is seeking a Director

  

  Liverpool Biennial is looking for an experienced, resilient and confident leader with a compelling vision to inspire, move and challenge audiences locally, nationally and internationally, and who will nurture a fast paced, high-performing, innovative and supportive working culture.

• 26 November 2018

  Marja Sakari new director of the Ateneum Art Museum

  

  Marja Sakari, Member of CIMAM, is Chief Curator of exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. She will start work at Ateneum on 3 December 2018.

• 22 November 2018

  Mudam seeks a Head of Artistic Programmes and Content

  

  Mudam Luxembourg (Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean) wishes to appoint a Head of Artistic Programmes and Content. Closing date is 14 December 2018.

• 16 November 2018

  Photo Selection #CIMAM2018

  

  We are happy to share with you a selection of photos of CIMAM’s 2018 Annual Conference held in Stockholm 2-4 November, hosted jointly by Moderna Museet, Bonniers Konsthall and Magasin lll Museum & Foundation for Contemporary Art and attended by 230 participants.

• 2 November 2018

  Agustín Pérez-Rubio appointed curator of the Berlin Biennale

  

  Agustín Pérez-Rubio, Member of the CIMAM Board, appointed curator of the 11th Berlin Biennale, taking place in the summer of 2020.

• 24 October 2018

  For Members Only. Your Vote is Important

  

  The board encourages the participation of all CIMAM members through casting their votes to approve the amendments to the CIMAM bylaws. The online voting period for approving the changes to the Bylaws will open on October, 25 until November 3, 2018, at CIMAM’s Members Only section.

• 24 October 2018

  Join the debate about the challenges of our profession

  

  The feedback session will take place on Sunday 4 November, 14:30-15:30 hrs. at Kulturhuset, Sweden, Stockholm during CIMAM's 2018 Annual Conference.