Dear ICOM MUSIC community,

Summer is finally here and before we take a short summer break, we have been hard at work on a number of different initiatives. Please find below a list of the busy schedule that has taken place in the last two months.

Announcements:
Keep an eye out for the upcoming announcement on how to register for the 2026 Annual Meeting taking place at St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK, 3-5 September. More information, including registration costs, accommodation options and a preliminary schedule will be distributed through the ListServ and on the conference website.

Please note that we are still experiencing technical difficulties with the ICOM MUSIC website. If you require access to any documents that are currently unavailable, please contact the ICOM MUSIC secretary via email Sarah.Deters@ed.ac.uk.

Ongoing activities in May & June 2026:
2026-05-04: Friendly Reminder: 2 Weeks Until International Museum Day 2026 (CIMCIM-L) 2026-05-06: Executive Board Meeting (online)
2025-05-07: Executive Board Meeting (online)
2026-05-08: ICOM MUSIC Letter of support for the Tagliavini Collection

2026-05-12: Executive Board Meeting (online)
2026-05-12: ICOM Separate Meeting of the International Committees (online, Chair attended) 2026-05-12: Annual Meeting 2026 – Announcement of change of venue to Edinburgh & Extended deadline for Call for Papers
2026-05-12: Call for applications to the ICOM MUSIC Travel Grants for Young Members
2026-05-18: International Museum Day
2026-05-20: Executive Board Meeting (online)
2026-05-20: Ordinary Board Meeting (online)
2026-05-22: Annual Meeting 2026 – Call for Papers friendly reminder
2026-05-26: Annual Meeting 2026 – Call for applications to the ICOM MUSIC Travel Grants for Young Members reminder
2026-05-27: Participate in the UNESCO-ICOM Global Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Museums (shared on CIMCIM-L)

2026-06-03: ICOM MUSIC meeting with REMA, European Early Music Network (Chair attended) 2026-06-04: Annual Meeting 2026 in Edinburgh, planning meeting (online)
2026-06-04: ICOM official Statement on Protection of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine & Letter of Solidarity from ICs – announcement on CIMCIM-L

2026-06-10: Announcement of ICOM MUSIC vote on the Revision of the Code of Ethics for Museums (CIMCIM-L)
2026-06-10: ICOM MUSIC vote on the Revision of the Code of Ethics for Museums sent to members (deadline 18 June)

2026-06-11: Extended deadline (1 July 2026) for contributions for the Bulletin (CIMCIM-L)

2026-06-22: Reminder for members to attend the ICOM 41st Ordinary General Assembly on AGORA (CIMCIM-L)
2026-06-24: ICOM 100th Advisory Council Meeting in Paris (Chair attended)
2026-06-25: ICOM 41st Ordinary General Assembly in Paris & live-stream (Chair & Board members attended)

2026-06-29: Announcement of the official adoption of the revised ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums (CIMCIM-)
2026-06-30: Executive Board Meeting (online)
2026-06-30: Annual Meeting 2026 in Edinburgh, Scientific Committee meeting (online)

Useful Information:
The ICOM MUSIC Board meets every month, and if you have matters that you would like the Board to take up, please let us know.

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