Announcing NEMO’s 2026 Trial Members

The selected organisations will receive a year of free membership, giving them full access to NEMO’s benefits, resources and opportunities. As trial members, they will be able to engage in cross-border collaboration, take part in professional development activities, and contribute to joint advocacy efforts for museums across Europe. They will also benefit from insights into EU policies, access to funding opportunities, and participation in NEMO’s five working groups. 

NEMO is delighted to welcome the new trial members and looks forward to collaborating with them, sharing expertise, and working together to strengthen the museum sector throughout Europe. We are pleased to introduce the following organisations. 

Trial Members from European Countries:

1. Réseau Art Nouveau Network (France): The Réseau Art Nouveau Network (RANN), founded in 1999 and certified as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe since 2014, unites 35 institutions in 17 countries to promote, protect and enhance Art Nouveau heritage through European cooperation, research, education and public engagement. 
2. Noesis-Thessaloniki Science Center & Technology Museum (Greece): NOESIS–Thessaloniki Science Centre and Technology Museum is a dynamic non‑profit dedicated to bringing science and technology to life. Visitors can explore the Technology Museum, hands‑on exhibitions, a digital planetarium, the impressive cosmotheater, and a range of creative educational programs for all ages. 
3. Association of Memorial Museums (Latvia): The Association of Memorial Museums is a state institution under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. It unites six museums dedicated to Latvian writers and artists. 
4. ZOOM Kindermuseum Vienna (Austria): The ZOOM Children's Museum creates spaces where children are encouraged to ask questions, to try out, discover and explore new things. Exhibitions, play stations, artistic installations and workshops designed according to the hands-on principle arouse their curiosity and stimulate their creativity. 
5. Museum of Mitrovica (Kosovo): The City Museum of Mitrovica is a public cultural institution under the Directory of Culture, Youth and Sport dedicated to preserving, researching and presenting the historical and cultural heritage of the city through exhibitions, educational programs and community engagement. 

Trial Members from Ukraine:

We are particularly pleased to continue supporting Ukrainian museum organisations through our special Trial Membership programme, which we implemented in 2025. During these challenging times, fostering stronger connections within the European museum community has become more important than ever before. Alongside continuing the trial membership 2025 for the organisations Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum, Odesa National Fine Arts Museum, as well as the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, we are happy to welcome the following institutions to our network:

1. Ukrainian Museums Association (Kyiv, Ukraine): The Ukrainian Museums Association is a national professional network that brings together 124 institutional members from across the country. Its membership includes major national museums as well as regional institutions, with a significant number located on or relocated from frontline and temporarily occupied territories.
2. National Museum of Decorative Arts (Kyiv, Ukraine): The National Museum of Decorative Arts, situated in Kyiv (Ukraine), is a cornerstone of Ukraine's artistic heritage, housing an extensive collection of over 80,000 pieces that encompass both traditional folk and professional decorative art from the 15th to the early 21st century. 
3. Kamianets-Podilskyi State Historical Museum (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine): The Kamianets-Podilskyi State Historical Museum-Reserve was founded in 1890 and has 5 objects: The Old Castle, the Town Hall, the Art Gallery, the Museum of Antiquities, and the Exhibition Hall. The museum's stock collections contain about 175,000 exhibits. 
4. National Museum of the History of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine): The National Museum of the History of Ukraine is one of the country’s leading cultural institutions, housing more than 800,000 archaeological, ethnographic, artistic, and historical objects that trace Ukraine’s story from ancient times to today. Since the full‑scale Russian invasion, its collections have been evacuated for protection, while the museum continues its work through temporary exhibitions and active documentation of the ongoing war. 
5. Korsaks' Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art (Lutsk, Ukraine): The Korsaks' Museum is the biggest museum of contemporary art in Ukraine, with an area of 12,500 m², opened on August 24, 2018. The museum's collection includes over 6,000 works. The museum has implemented 300 exhibition projects and actively develops educational, social, and inclusive programs.