Transforming Collecting Policies in Museums: The Need for Leadership and Societal Responsibility.

On October 13, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum hosted the opening of the ICME, INTERCOM & ICOM Azerbaijan hybrid joint conference Transforming Collecting Policies in Museums: The Need for Leadership and Societal Responsibility.

The conference organized within the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum was attended by experts from Azerbaijan, Russia, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Romania, and the Netherlands together with the Chairs of international committees.

Dr Shirin Melikova, Director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Chair of ICOM Azerbaijan National Committee, Sevda Mammadaliyeva, Deputy Minister of Culture, Goranka Horjan, Chair of the INTERCOM International Committee, Ralf Ceplak Mencin, Chair of the ICME International Committee spoke at the opening of the event.

The 3-day conference continues with presentations on the following topics: Decolonizing Museums: Restitution, Repatriation & Healing, Museums and Ethnotourism, Leadership and Museum Management for Our Times.

As part of the cultural program, the conference guests will have tour in the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, visit the Old City Museum Center, the Heydar Aliyev Center, the Azerbaijan State Museum of Art, and the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.