international comittee for Museums and Collections of Costume

ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums

The cornerstone of ICOM is its ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. It sets minimum standards of professional practice and performance for museums and their staff. In joining the organisation, ICOM members undertake to abide by this Code.

COSTUME ICOM

Our Publications:

Books,

Newsletter,

Guidelines,

Vocabulary of Basic Terms

Working with costume in museums:

Clothes Tell Stories

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COSTUME

The ICOM Costume Committee brings together the world’s museum professionals and costume historians to explore all aspects of presenting, preserving, researching and collecting apparel.

Calendar

2018 annual meeting:

Utrecht, Netherlands

News

31/07/2017

Vocabulary in Spanish

25/06/2017

Meeting 2017: Opening at the Fan Museum

25/06/2017

Registration 2017 until 1 June!

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Chairman's Letter

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the Costume Committee Web site. It is the hope of the Officers and Board that this site will provide visitors with helpful resources and enhance communication among museum professionals with shared interests. I look forward to the Costume Committee meetings each year. What make them so special are presentations that explore the objects in our care and the exhibitions we mount to interpret and display them. As museum professionals, as historians and collectors of costume, we know the unique qualities of each of our objects and how much each can tell us about their moment of creation. Just as the objects in our care are unique, their study gives us unique perspectives as scholars. In turn these different perspectives make our meetings stimulating and informative. I encourage you to join us and bring the extraordinary qualities of your objects and exhibitions to our attention. With all good wishes, Jean L. Druesedow, Chair International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume