Every year on May 18, International Museum Day is celebrated worldwide. ICOM- the International Council of Museums organized International Museum Day every year to highlight the importance of the role of museums that serve society and its development. The objective behind celebrating this museum day is “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples”.

About ICOM

ICOM –International Council of Museum is a worldwide organization created in the year 1946. It is an organization of museum and museum professionals who are committed to protect and preserve the cultural and natural heritage of a country. ICOM has an ICOM code of ethics for museums in which a standard principle for all museum’s governance and professional conduct is given.

International Museum day 2020 Theme

Every year, ICOM sets a theme for the International Museum Day event. This year’s theme is Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion. The theme aims at becoming a rallying point to both celebrate the diversity of perspectives that make up the communities and personnel of museums, and champion tools for identifying and overcoming bias in what they display and the stories they tell. Amid the COVID 19 lockdown, ICOM decides to celebrate the International Museum Day 2020 on the digital platform so as to ensure safety for all.

The National Museums in India is worth visiting once in a lifetime. National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture, Government of India

Allahabad Museum

Indian Museum, Kolkata

National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, New Delhi

National Museum, New Delhi

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

23 science centers under the National Council of Science Museums and 44 site museums under the Archaeological Survey of India.