Celebrate the 7th Intl Museum & Culture Workers Day IMWD, on Friday, October 22, 2021. Yes. Indeed. A huge majority of culture, heritage & museum workers are freelancers – not to mention overworked, underpaid & under appreciated… Follow IMWD2030 on Instagram & Twitter to join the party. *Based on a painting by Homa Taj Nasab, IMWD2021, 32×42 inches, acrylic on […]
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Report for IMWD2020 #SportsIMWD
IMWD is happy to share the REPORT (PDF) for the 6th Int’l Museum Workers Day#SportsIMWD. Inspired by our recent partnership with Global Sports Heritage Association (GSHA – /’ɡeeʃə/), International Museum Workers Day invted culture, heritage and museums workers around the world to celebrate ‘Sports Heritage’ as the theme for the 6th IMWD2020 which took place on the last […]
Sport As Non-Tangible Cultural Heritage
Established in May 2020, Global Sports Heritage Association GSHA (GSHA – /’ɡeeʃə/) is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote sporting culture, history and heritage in various sport fields, across generations, and around the globe, with equal emphasis on recreational sports and physical activities. GSHA acknowledges that physical education, physical activity and sport all form […]
#SportsHeritage IMWD2020
Early in May, International Museum Workers Day announced ‘Sports Heritage’ as the theme for the 6th IMWD2020 to be marked on the last Thursday in October, 10.22.2020 #SportsIMWD. The founding of Global Sports Heritage Association (GSHA – /’ɡeeʃə/) has reminds us that sports are of critical importance to our emotional, spiritual, physical, communal, and societal well-being. Along […]
Global Sports Heritage Association GSHA
GLOBAL SPORTS HERITAGE ASSOCIATION promotes sporting heritage in various fields, across generations, and around the globe. GSHA’s VISION is to serve as the unifying global & cross-generational voice of sports heritage. GSHA is committed to help promote sports heritage at all levels, from grassroots engagement to academic research. GSHA’s MISSION is grounded in the belief […]
Report on IMWD 2015-2019
On behalf of International Museum Workers Day, we would like to thank all who participated in the 5th IMWD2019 on Thursday, October 24, 2019. We invite you to view our (pdf) REPORT for IMWD 2015-2019. Remember to mark your calendars for #IMWD2020, Thursday, October 22, 2020!
IMWD2019 Sustainable Heritage
Creatives have the power to influence humanity in way in which we don’t often think! Our Economy generates: Nearly 30 million jobs worldwideJobs for more people aged 15−29 than any other sectorAnnual revenues of US$2.25 TrillionGlobal exports of over US$250 Billion Last year, IMWD2018 was marked in 21 languages, across 12 platforms, in 170+ countries. […]
IMWD2018 MuseumWorkers’ Q&A Continues
To all culture, heritage and museum colleagues who participated in the 4th Int’l Museum Workers Day #IMWD2018, there is still time to engage with IMWD Q&A, across various social media. It is a great pleasure to have had colleagues from around the world contribute to the translation of these questions into 21 languages! Head over […]
#IMWD2018: un día sin museos by Delia Bolaños
#IMWD2018: un día sin museos by Delia Bolaños El pasado jueves 28 de junio pasó casi desapercibido para la mayor parte del público mexicano. Y no, sabrán que obviamente no me refiero a la última jornada de la fase de grupos del mundial de futbol. Este 2018, por cuarto año consecutivo y a iniciativa de Museum Views (organismo […]
IMWD2018 MuseumWorkers’ Q&A (in 21 Languages)
To mark the 4th Int’l Museum Workers Day #IMWD2018 scheduled to take place TOMORROW, JUNE 28, 2018, we have invited culture, heritage and museum workers to engage with our Q&A across various social media. Colleagues from around the world have contributed to the translation of these questions into 21 languages! We will continue to share […]
IMWD2018 MuseumWorkers’ Q&A (in 11 Languages)
To mark the 4th Int’l Museum Workers Day #IMWD2018 scheduled to take place on Thursday, JUNE 28, 2018, we have invited culture, heritage and museum workers to engage with our Q&A across various social media. Colleagues from around the world have contributed to the translation of these questions into 11 languages! We will continue to […]
IMWD2018 MuseumWorkers’ Q&A
4th Int’l Museum Workers Day #IMWD2018 scheduled to take place on Thursday, JUNE 28, 2018, we are inviting culture, heritage and museum workers to engage with our Q&A across various social media. We are also inviting colleagues around the world to translate these questions into their languages. We will continue to share their contributions leading […]