DIM 2015

Museums on May 18. From America to Oceania passing through Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness about the role of museums in the development of society.The theme for International Museum Day 2015 as determined by ICOM this year reads Museums for a Sustainable Society. At present, humanity must adopt ways of life and development compatible with the limits of nature. The transition towards a sustainable type of society involves the invention of new methods of thinking and action. Promoters of sustainable development and authentic laboratories of exemplary practices, current museums play an essential role in this transition and must consolidate their position and make their voice heard in this context.The theme Museums for a Sustainable Society recognizes the role of museums in raising public awareness about the need for a less wasteful society, more solidary and that uses resources in a way more respectful of biological systems. Applying this concept of sustainable society to museums, the theme of International Museum Day aims to promote greater awareness throughout society about the current impacts of human action on our planet and the imperative needs to change the economic and social model.