Timeline 2007 Museums in approximately 70 countries participated in the event. For this edition, the message that was conveyed was We are all responsible for universal heritage. 2017 The theme for this year was Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums, highlighting the role of museums for promoting peaceful relations while confronting contested historical narratives.     2021 In 2021, the IMD theme focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on museums, and how they can recover from the impact under the theme The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine. During the pandemic the world's top 100 museums saw visitor numbers fall by 77\%. References
Timeline 2007 Museums in approximately 70 countries participated in the event. For this edition, the message that was conveyed was We are all responsible for universal heritage. 2017 The theme for this year was Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums, highlighting the role of museums for promoting peaceful relations while confronting contested historical narratives. 2017 saw a new record in the number of institutions and countries taking part in IMD, with 36,000 museums from 156 countries. 2018 In 2018 the theme for IMD was Hyperconnected Museums: New approaches, new publics. 143 regions or countries took part in the event and 92 countries celebrated the day as a national holiday. 2019 The 2019 IMD was themed Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition, the same theme as the 2019 ICOM General Conference in Kyoto. 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IMD 2020 under the theme, Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion, was primarily marked with virtual events. 2021 In 2021, the IMD theme focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on museums, and how they can recover from the impact under the theme The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine. During the pandemic the world's top 100 museums saw visitor numbers fall by 77\%. References
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2017 saw a new record in the number of institutions and countries taking part in IMD, with 36,000 museums from 156 countries.
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2018 In 2018 the theme for IMD was Hyperconnected Museums: New approaches, new publics. 143 regions or countries took part in the event and 92 countries celebrated the day as a national holiday.
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2019 The 2019 IMD was themed Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition, the same theme as the 2019 ICOM General Conference in Kyoto.
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2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IMD 2020 under the theme, Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion, was primarily marked with virtual events.