International Committees

ICOM individual members may join up to four of 35, one voting and three non-voting, International Committees that bring together experts of museum specialties from all over the world. Institutional representatives may join one committee, non-voting. They define standards, develop recommendations, and share knowledge, experiences, and information with ICOM members through digital media, publications, and meetings throughout the world.

According to the 2021 ICOM Annual Report, there are over 22,476 International Committee members around the globe, with about 50% of ICOM members active in an International Committee.

How can ICOM-US help facilitate your annual meeting? Check out our ICOM-US Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement form today! 

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Explore the Committees

• International Committee for Audiovisual, New Technologies and Social Media (AVICOM)
• International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities (CAMOC)
• International Committee for Education and Cultural Action (CECA)
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Science and Technology (CIMUSET)
• International Committee for Egyptology (CIPEG)
• International Committee for Collecting (COMCOL)
• ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume, Fashion and Textiles (COSTUME)
• International Committee for Historic House Museums (DEMHIST)
• International Committee on Disaster Resilient Museums (DRMC (IC))
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Glass (GLASS)
• International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques (ICAMT)
• International Committee on Ethical Dilemmas (ICEthics)
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Fine Arts (ICFA)
• International Committee for Literary and Composers’ Museums (ICLCM)
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Archaeology and History (ICMAH)
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography (ICME)
• International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums (ICMEMOHRI)
• International Committee for Museology (ICOFOM)
• International Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC)
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History (ICOMAM)
• International Committee for Money and Banking Museums (ICOMON)
• International Committee for Regional Museums (ICR)
• International Committee for the Training of Personnel (ICTOP)
• International Committee for Museum Management (INTERCOM)
• International Committee for Communications, Marketing and Audience Engagement (ICOM COMMS)
• International Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History (NATHIST)
• International Committee on Collections in Storage (ICOM STORAGE)
• International Committee on Museums and Sustainable Development (SUSTAIN)
• International Committee for University Museums and Collections (UMAC)

How to Join the International Committees

There are two ways to join:

1. When you complete your application or renewal form through ICOM-US.
2. Through the ICOM website. (Please note that your username and password for the ICOM website may not be the same as the ICOM-US website.)

Host Your International Committee Annual Meeting in the U.S.

Are you interested in hosting your International Committee annual meeting in the U.S. for future years? If so, ICOM-US has created a new sponsorship agreement to help support our international committee coming to the states. Contact [email protected] for more information. 

We also recommend referring to the NATHIST conference manual when preparing for your international committee meeting in the U.S.