The 27th ICOM General Conference in 2025 will be hosted in Dubai. This announcement was tweeted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of the UAE & Ruler of Dubai on November 20. This is the largest museum conference in the world, which is held every three years since 1948. ICOM is the International Council of Museums selects the city which will host its flagship conference.
فوز دبي باستضافة أكبر مؤتمر للمتاحف في العالم آيكوم2025 بحضور 119 دولة تغطي 20 ألف متحف عالمي يعطي دفعة قوية لقطاع الثقافة بالدولة.متاحفنا العالمية في عاصمتنا الحبيبة ومتاحفنا الوطنية على امتداد كافة إمارات الدولة ستقود النقاش العالمي حول مستقبل المتاحف بهذا المؤتمر الدولي الضخم
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) November 20, 2021
On Saturday, Sheikh Mohammed tweeted that this conference will bring together about 119 countries which will cover about 20,000 international museums. The voting event took place on the 18th and 19th of November. over 130 members participated and Dubai won the bid with 68 votes. Dubai beat Sweden’s Stockholm (34 votes) and Russia’s Kazan (20 votes).
Dubai wins the bid to host the International Council of Museums General Conference in 2025. Over 4,000 experts from 119 countries will meet to discuss the Future of Museums. This achievement was made possible thanks to @LatifaMRM, @DubaiCulture, @DMunicipality & @dubaitourism.
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) November 20, 2021
