The ICME 2026 Annual Conference will be held in Taiwan in October 2026. This gathering marks the first ICME annual conference convened in the Asia-Pacific region in nearly two decades. The conference provides an important opportunity for the global ethnographic museum community to engage in dialogue on contemporary challenges and future directions.
Call for Papers
The ICME 2026 conference welcomes contributions from museum professionals,researchers,and practitioners whose work relates to ethnographic museums,an-thropology,world cultures,and related fields.Proposals may address issues includ-ing coloniality,indigeneity,diversity,equality,social justice,and evolving museum practices.
Proposal Formats
Participants are invited to submit proposals in the following formats
Recovery represents the active retrieval of knowledge, memories, and cultural expressions that have been lost, archived, or margin-alized. Regeneration refers to the renewal and transformation of that knowledge into vibrant living cultures.
Together, recovery and regeneration create pathways for cultural survival, resilience, and innovation.
