PRESS RELEASE – 29 SEPTEMBER 2008
APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ICOM
On 1st October 2008, Julien Anfruns will take up his duties as Director
General of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the largest
international organisation of museums in the world.
Julien Anfruns
Julien Anfruns was in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs at the
Ministry of Culture and Communication from 2002 to 2005. He then became
Director of Financial and Legal Affairs at the Louvre Museum (2005-2008). In
addition, he participated in strategic development missions for the Louvre
both in France and abroad. He also occupied several diplomatic posts at the
United Nations in New York, as well as in Finland and Estonia.
Four major missions
According to Alissandra Cummins, President of ICOM, “Julien Anfruns has the
qualities and experience required to stimulate ICOM, to extend the impact of
its network, and to unite our network of museum professionals all over the
world. ”
Along with his managerial and administrative duties at the International
Council of Museums, Julien Anfruns will act as its operational and
intellectual head through four fundamental missions:
- To act as the spokesperson of ICOM, and to promote the
Organisation’s position as a reference for members of the museum community.
- To strengthen the network of museum professionals with the aim of
building up the reputation, scope and visibility of ICOM within the museum
community.
- To seek financial support from private sponsors and public partners.
- To strengthen the efficiency of ICOM in order to consolidate and
improve all services and programmes carried out by the Organisation.
An international organisation of museums and museum professionals
ICOM is recognised for its ongoing commitments to promoting the role of
museums in society, to preserving museum collections and to transmitting
values of identity and social development to all.
Established in 1946, ICOM is at present the only entity of an international
scale, composed of all museum professionals. With over 26,000 members from
151 countries, ICOM has become a world network of museum professionals
representing all disciplines and specialisations. ICOM facilitates
exchanges between professionals through the work of its committees which
function at regional, national and international levels, and in this way
contributes to the development of museums. The actions taken by ICOM,
articulated in its Strategic Plan reflect the challenges and needs of the
profession and focus on the following themes:
0. Setting and disseminating professional and ethical standards.
0. Fighting illicit traffic of cultural property by publishing
awareness-raising tools.
0. Building capacity among museum professionals (and local communities)
in facing natural and man made disasters.
0. Celebrating the International Museum Day ever year on May 18th.
ICOM
International Council of Museums / Conseil international des musées
Maison de l'UNESCO 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris cedex 15 - France
Tel.+ 33 (0)1 47 34 05 00 Fax: +33 (0)1 43 06 78 62
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Contact press :
Alambret Communication – Yves Mousset - Raphaël Wolff
13 rue Sainte Cécile 75009 Paris
Mob : 06 08 60 31 45 Tel : + 33 (0)1 48 87 70 77
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