Theme
Museums and Universal Heritage
Universal Heritage / Individual Responsibility –
Individual Heritage / Universal Responsibility
The following Statement shall serve as an overall motto / introduction
to the General Conference ICOM 2007:
The heritage of a people involves knowledge and attitude as
a holistic approach to existence that includes the environment,
the sciences, technology, and the arts, as well as, the inherent
system of ideas and values that define visions of the world, personal
and group perceptions, and ways of life. It can be understood to
be a process of creation and renovation that secures the continuity
between matter, life, space, and time.
Abstract
The role of museums within society is changing fundamentally and
rapidly. Being increasingly exposed to numerical and economic criteria,
museums are threatened by loosing their main focus on collections.
But collections still remain (at) the core basis for knowledge,
competence and value of museums. The General Conference ICOM 2007
intends to be a forum to discuss and generate ideas and solutions
to bridge the gap between these different expectations.
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