International Museum Day

[1][2][3] IMD was established following the adoption of a resolution by ICOM to create an annual event "with the aim of further unifying the creative aspirations and efforts of museums and drawing the attention of the world public to their activity.

The Colombo National Museum in Sri Lanka organised visits and workshops for certain schools aimed at teaching pupils to identify with their heritage.

In Botswana, the site museum of Tsodilo celebrated the event by organising performances of plays, music and traditional dances.

In 2009, ICOM partnered WFFM (the World Federation of Friends of Museums) in order to promote the event.

The Samarkand State Museum of Cultural History in Uzbekistan organised an impressive performance with the award-winning children's dance ensemble Jonona.

In Sri Lanka, the Department of National Museums provided an educational programme with mobile exhibitions for students in the northern region of the country as a means to encourage peace and social harmony among the ethnic groups who are living in the north and the south of the country.

[16][failed verification] In Malaysia, seminar with international speakers, exhibitions, sport carnivals, workshops and educational programmes were organised in various museum around the country.

In Argentina, the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia in Caballito (Buenos Aires) suggested a programme entitled Musecuentos especially established for this occasion.

In Belgium, the Royal Museum of Mariemont, offered guided tours on the theme Objects' CV.

The participants had to take photos of themselves, alone or with their friends, in or outside their favourite museums with the official logo created for the event.

In Brazil, the week of 14–20 May is the opportunity to organise museum activities over several days, and the 18th is celebrated as a national holiday.

For the 10th edition of National Museums week, activities such as exhibitions, conferences, guided tours and workshop were organised in Brazilian cities.

Visitors were able to discover the unique Museum of History, made from contributions by contemporary artists, working under the premise of Simulacrum: What if a given event occurred differently from how it did?.

Local institutions and ICOM Côte d'Ivoire organised various events including discussions, game contests for students and guided tours.

He then experienced the mobile museum Enkiru, an extension of the exhibition specifically geared for children aged 7 to 11.

[19] Finally, he participated in a workshop devoted to emerging museum professionals organised by the National Committee of Bahrain, in partnership with ICOM Arab.

Sharjah Museums in the United Arab Emirates carried out an Instagram project called #heartifact, inviting the public to photograph objects that are meaningful to them and post them along with a short description.

[11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IMD 2020 under the theme, Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion,[10] was primarily marked with virtual events.