Museum Funding: Emerging Trends and New Futures
Museums play a crucial role in fostering well-being, encouraging critical thinking, and contributing to social cohesion in a rapidly changing global world. To continue and build on this work, museums require a secure resource base. A recent ICOM-IMREC research project undertaken by the International Research Alliance on Public Funding for Museums (IRAPFM) and initiated by ICOM-IMREC raises the alarm on the worldwide state of public funding for the sector. This global study reveals a pattern of consistent funding decline over the last two decades. This session will explore the global situation of public funding, its impact, how museums are responding with new funding models, and why advocacy is a strategic necessity for a sustainable future.

• Moderator: Carol Scott
• Keynotes: Michele Rivet, Marek Prokupek