International Museum Day 2024
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024
We hope you’ll join us this Saturday, May 18th for International Museum Day! A very special day with the goal to celebrate and engage, we’re excited to welcome visitors to the Gallery!
The Gallery will be open 10 am – 5 pm with Free Admission, and Free art activities.
- The Carlstrom Family Green Space
- NEW Creativity Kits – “Thrive”
- Find and Draw
We also have five exhibitions on view:
- Land Breaths: A Treaty 8 Exhibition
- Resonance: Northwestern Polytechnic Student Exhibition
- Kim McCollum: The Unmakers
- Double-Sided: Permanent Collection
- TREX Wall Exhibit – Janet Enfield: Birds, Birds, and More Birds
International Museum Day 2024
This year’s theme, “Museums for Education, and Research,” underscores the pivotal role of cultural institutions in providing a holistic educational experience. This day pushes for a more conscious, sustainable, and inclusive world.
About International Museum Day
Every year since 1977, ICOM has organized International Museum Day (IMD), which represents a unique moment for the international museum community. On this day, participating museums plan creative events and activities related to the International Museum Day theme, engage with their public and highlight the importance of the role of museums as institutions that serve society and its development.
The objective of International Museum Day is to raise awareness on the fact that, “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples”. Organized each year on and around 18 May, the events and activities planned to celebrate International Museum Day can last a day, a weekend or a whole week.
Participation in International Museum Day is growing among museums all over the world. In 2021, the celebration amplified its impact by the development of hybrid activities all around the world, reaching 89 million Internet users through social media, news articles, blog posts, podcasts and more!
