Abstract view of a modern stairwell from above. To the right a person is shown walking out of the picture frame.
National snapshot of U.S. museums: Recovery…

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has released its 2025 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums, offering a view of the sector’s current state. The findings show that, for the first time since the pandemic, museum…

 
NEMO at the ICOM General Conference in Dubai

Members of the NEMO Board and NEMO’s Secretary General recently attended the ICOM General Conference in Dubai, joining museum professionals from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the international museum…

 
US museum bodies speak out against government censorship

The Trump administration’s latest interference in museums has drawn widespread media attention and resulted in strong responses…

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Decolonising museums – New guide offers…

A new guide helps museum and cultural heritage professionals worldwide to include Ukraine in their decolonisation work.

 
Can museums stay neutral in times of crisis?

This was the topic analysed by NEMO Secretary General Julia Pagel at OBMINs conference “Resilience. Recovery. Future” on 26 June 2025 in Warsaw.

 
Report on the state of artistic freedom worldwide

The 2025 edition of the State of Artistic Freedom report, published by Freemuse, offers a detailed look at the growing threats to…

Join NEMO at OBMIN 2025: Shaping Ukraine’s…

From 26–27 June 2025, over 100 museum professionals from Ukraine and international partners will gather in Warsaw, Poland, for the OBMIN Conference “Resilience. Recovery. Future: Culture in the Recovery of Ukraine.” As a proud…

 
NEMO delivered keynote speech at ‘Meet, See,…

As part of an ongoing strategic partnership, NEMO supported and contributed to the ‘Meet, See, Do’ conference, organised by the Balkan Museum Network in Zagreb, Croatia. On 28 May, NEMO delivered the keynote ‘Museum Is a Verb!’,…

 
NEMO moderated panel at UNESCO High-Level…

On 24 April 2025, NEMO Chairperson Petra Havu moderated a panel discussion on how museums can harness digital technologies and AI at the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums, which took place in Hangzhou, China, from 23-25…