ICOM Award Shortlist: reshaping sustainable development practice in museums, ICOM, September 2025
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is pleased to reveal a selection of transformative museum initiatives that are defining sustainable development practices in cultural institutions worldwide.
Launched in 2023 with an aim to inspire museums and museum professionals worldwide to begin or strengthen their efforts to integrate sustainable development into their practices, the ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums is the first global award that recognises innovative initiatives and exemplary practices that contribute meaningfully to sustainable development within the museum sector.
From an impressive pool of 130 longlisted projects spanning 60 countries, the 25 shortlisted candidates represent the ICOM Award Jury’s selection of projects that reflect exemplary museum practices that contribute to the sustainable development of our societies.