International Council of Museums
ICOM
A global organisation of museums and museum professionals committed to the promotion and protection of cultural heritage.
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to museums, maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Founded in 1946, ICOM partners with entities such as the World Intellectual Property Organization, Interpol, and the World Customs Organization to carry out international public service missions, including fighting illicit traffic in cultural goods and promoting risk management and emergency preparedness to protect world cultural heritage.
Standards (3)
CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
(CIDOC-CRM)An ISO-standard ontology for integrating cultural heritage data across museums, libraries, and archives.
Lightweight Information Describing Objects
(LIDO)An XML schema for harvesting and sharing descriptive metadata about museum collection objects.
Object ID
Nine-field checklist for documenting cultural objects to protect against theft and illicit trafficking.
