Revisit the CIMAM 2025 Conference on CIMAM TV
If you joined us in Turin for the CIMAM Annual Conference 2025, or if you were unable to attend in person, we invite you to revisit — or discover for the first time — the full programme of conference presentations, now available to watch on CIMAM TV.
Under the theme Enduring Game: Expanding New Models of Museum Making, the conference brought together museum directors, curators, researchers, artists, and cultural leaders from around the world to reflect on how museums can respond to the profound social, political, and institutional challenges shaping our present.
CIMAM TV offers an opportunity to return to all the presentations and deepen the ideas encountered during the conference days. For those who could not travel to Turin, these recordings provide direct access to the debates, perspectives, and questions that framed this year’s conference.
The programme features a wide range of voices and positions, addressing new ways of imagining museum practice today. Together, these talks form a valuable resource for reflection and inspiration, extending the life of the conference well beyond its three days.
Day 1 motto: Doing Less vs. Doing Differently
The first day opened with a thought aimed at situating and better understanding the paradigm shift we are facing.
The day began with a performance by artist Alessandro Sciarroni (Italy), followed by a keynote address from Françoise Vergès, Senior Fellow at the Sarah Parker Remond Center for the Study of Racism and Racialization, University College London (UCL), UK.
Watch Keynote Speaker Françoise Vergès
Day 2 motto: Mapping Desires
The day opened with a performance by Abdullah Miniawy —expressionist, writer, composer, and performer (Paris, France)— followed by a keynote address from Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Franz Boas Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Watch Apertura by Abdullah Miniawy
Watch Keynote by Elizabeth Povinelli
Short presentations followed, each lasting 15 minutes. Speakers:
Watch Karen Archey
Day 3 motto: Transactions and Transmission. Tactics of Togetherness
The day opened with a performance by Diana Anselmo, performer and visual artist (Milan, Italy), followed by a keynote address from Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL) and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose.
Watch Apertura by Diana Anselmo
Watch Keynote by Mariana Mazzucato
All conference presentations are now open access on CIMAM TV. We encourage you to watch, revisit, and share these talks as part of your ongoing professional practice and dialogue within the international CIMAM community.