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ICOM-CC organizes Triennial Conferences to bring together professionals from all over the world who are interested in conservation. The Conference represents the apex of the triennial activity of the Committee and of its Working Groups.

Recent Triennial Conferences have been held in Copenhagen in 1984, Sydney in 1987, Dresden in 1990, Washington DC in 1993, Edinburgh in 1996, Lyon in 1999, Rio de Janeiro in 2002, The Hague in 2005, New Delhi in 2008, Lisbon in 2011, Melbourne in 2014, Copenhagen 2017 and the first virtual conference: Beijing 2021.

The next ICOM-CC Triennial Conference (21st) will take place in Oslo, Norway, 14-18 September 2026.

Upcoming conferences

21st ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Oslo 2026 START DATE: September 14, 2026END DATE: September 18, 2026

Theme: The theme for the 2026 triennial conference is: Cultural Connections in Conservation.

Oslo, Norway, 14-18 September 2026

21st ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Oslo 2026

Call for Host: 22nd ICOM-CONSERVATION Triennial Conference (September 2029) START DATE: April 1, 2025END DATE: March 1, 2026

Theme: The Call for Host/Venue for the 22nd ICOM-CC Triennial Conference to take place in September 2029 is now available.

Past conferences

20th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Valencia, Spain
The Conference theme: "20th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Valencia, Spain".
Metal 2022 September 5-9, 2022 Helsinki, Finland
The Conference theme: "The ICOM-CC Metals Working Group, The National Museum of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences are pleased to announce the Call for Posters for the 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metals Working Group.".
26th ICOM General Conference Prague Czech Republic 2022
The Conference theme: "Prague, capital of the Czech Republic and a magnificent open-air museum, will welcome the 26th ICOM General Conference in the week of 20–28 August 2022.".
Graphic Documents Interim Meeting 10-11 February 2022
The Conference theme: "Graphic Documents Interim Meeting – “Sustainability and Diversity in Conservation Practice and Recent Advances in Preventive Conservation” Graphic Documents Working Group Virtual Zoom Interim Meeting".
19th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference Beijing China
The Conference theme: "Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation".
25th ICOM General Conference Kyoto Japan 2019
The Conference theme: "25th General Conference ICOM Kyoto 2019 - 1-7 September 2019".
18th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Copenhagen Denmark
The Conference theme: "The 18th Triennial Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 4-8 September 2017. The Conference theme: "Linking Past and Future".".
24th ICOM General Conference Milano, Italy
The Conference theme: "The 24th General Conference of ICOM was held on the 3-9 July 2016 in Milano, Italy.".
23rd ICOM General Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Conference theme: "ICOM’s 23rd General Conference was held August 10–17, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme Museums (memory + creativity = social change) was explored in presentations and discussions throughout the conference.".

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