Backlash against ‘ideological’ definition of museums

A proposed update to the International Council of Museums’ (ICOM) definition of a museum that mentions “human dignity and social justice” has been accused of being vague and too political. The curator who led the commission on the new definition said the old one “does not speak the language of the 21st century”. 24 national branches of ICOM have now asked for the vote to be postponed so that a new proposal can be put forward.