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Sunday 19 May 2019

The International Museum Day takes place on Sunday, 19 May 2019 and will cover the topic "Museums - the future of living traditions".

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Living Traditions and Museums

The Swiss Museums Association is proud to be a partner, along with institutions in France, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands, in the European “Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Project” (IMP) from 2017 to 2020.
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European Museum Award 2017: Swiss Nominations

Four Swiss museums are nominees for the European Museum of the Year Award 2017: The Musée d'ethnographie de Genève, the Museum Burg Zug, the Museum im Rathaus Sempach and the Vogelwarte in Sempach
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Collections online

The museums-online.ch research community portal provides access to the largest virtual collection in Switzerland.
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All Swiss museums
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Discover the Swiss museums with the new app museums.ch. The mobile app of the Swiss Museums Association invites art lovers, families and interested visitors to sightseeing the Swiss museums. It opens the access to all the museums, art collections and exhibition places in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. The geolocalization points out the current exhibitions in the own environment.
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museums.ch on twitter

News, tips, stories and behind-the-scenes for museum professionals. Follow us! 
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Museum Ethics - Discussed Issues

Ethical problems of particular significance for museums: Duty of care when purchasing collection items; Sensitive collection and exhibition objects; Discarding collection items.
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Museums at Night

The Night of Museums takes place each year in many Swiss cities. Every urban Night of Museums has its own date and program.
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Who we are: The Swiss Museums and Collections

With more than 750 institutional members, the Swiss Museums Association represents the interests of all museums in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in encounters with authorities and the public. It promotes contact between museums, sets standards and serves as a forum for ideas and exchanges of experience.
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Who we are: The Swiss Museums Professionals

ICOM Switzerland is the Swiss Association of Museums Professionals. Founded in 1953, ICOM Switzerland is one of the largest national committees of the International Council of Museums ICOM. ICOM Switzerland implements ICOM goals nationally and works closely together with the Swiss Museums Association.
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