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 ——————– 14:30   Welcome words by Goranka Horjan (INTERCOM Chair) and Asma Ibrahim (ICOMON Chair)   14:35   Moderator: Carol Ann Scott (ICOM-IMREC) introduces the session: Museum Funding: Emerging Trends and New Futures and keynote panelists Michele Rivet (IRAPFM) and Marek Prokupek (INTERCOM) 15:00   Pecha kucha presentations: 15:01   Prof. Yu Miao, Title: Few to More: Institutional Mechanisms and Cultural Service Evaluation in State-Funded Museums — An Empirical Study of Four Cases in China 15:08   Kimmo Levä, Title: Museums at the Crossroads: Growing Roles, Shrinking Budgets 15:15   Dominic Neergheen (online), Title: MAGNET: Developing Collaborative Approaches to Museum Funding and Advocacy 15:22   Urška Purg and Matko Mioč, Title: From Bankarium to MUZA: Diversifying Funding and Repositioning a Private Museum for Public Value 15:29   David Little (online), Title: Don’t Go It Alone: A Partnership Approach for Future Museum Funding 15:36   Cécile Anger, Title: Shaping the Future of Museum Funding: The Role of Intangible Assets, Brand and Image Topic: Museum Funding: Emerging Trends and New Futures 15:43   Laura Zani, Title: Geneva’s Musée d’art et d’histoire: New perspectives for the cultural philanthropy 15:50   Q & A session: Discussion with presenters and keynotes 16.00 – 16.30 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK