{"id":4790,"date":"2025-05-02T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:32:17","slug":"international-museum-day-2025-the-future-of-museums-in-rapidly-changing-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/international-museum-day-2025-the-future-of-museums-in-rapidly-changing-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"International Museum Day 2025 \u2013The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>International Museum Day 2025 \u2013 The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4781\" src=\"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR-487x1024.jpg 487w, https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR-768x1613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR-731x1536.jpg 731w, https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/Poster_GR-975x2048.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year, on 18 May, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) organises International Museum Day (IMD), a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society. In 2025, IMD will explore <b>\u201cThe Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities\u201d<\/b>, focusing on how museums can navigate and contribute to a world undergoing profound social, technological, and environmental shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Museums are more than spaces of preservation\u2014they are active participants in shaping sustainable and inclusive communities. This year\u2019s theme aligns with three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SDG 8:<\/b> Museums support local economies by creating employment opportunities and offering educational programs that empower communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SDG 9:<\/b> By fostering creativity and embracing technological advancements, museums drive innovation and enhance accessibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SDG 11:<\/b> Museums contribute to sustainable urban development by acting as cultural hubs that promote inclusion, resilience, and heritage preservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Hellenic National Committee of ICOM has selected the Herakleidon Museum as the honored institution for the year 2025.<br data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"174\" \/>The main celebration event will take place on<strong> Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 19:00<\/strong>, in the events hall of the <strong>Herakleidon Museum.<\/strong><br data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"300\" \/>On the same day, the Museum will host a series of guided tours and other events, all with free admission for the public.<br data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"423\" \/>In parallel, throughout the month of May, museums and other cultural institutions across Greece will organize exhibitions, educational programs, and other events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Museum Day 2025 \u2013 The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities Every year, on 18 May, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) organises International Museum Day (IMD), a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society. In 2025, IMD will explore \u201cThe Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities\u201d, focusing on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-4790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4790"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4840,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790\/revisions\/4840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4790"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icom-greece.mini.icom.museum\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=4790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}