Mission

ICOM Egypt mission:

  • Providing a useful channel for current Egyptian members of ICOM & ICOM Egypt to make contact and share news and updates.
  • Advocating museum standards of excellence and museum ethics.
  • Promoting intangible heritage and the preservation of material heritage.
  • Developing best practice standards for the Egypt museum industry, research, design, collections organization and museums and employees management and, through its global reach and events programme, contributes to the international agenda of museums work.
  • Working in partnership with regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS, Blue Shield, ICOM ARAB, IIC and 118 National Committees and 30 International Committees of ICOM dedicated to various museum specialties.
  • Raising awareness of museology and other international issues such as combating illicit trade, Protection of tangible and intangible heritage.