Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
International Museums Office (IMO)
Parallel form(s) of name
- Office international des musées (OIM)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1926-1946
History
The International Museums Office (IMO) was created by a decision of the International Commission for Intellectual Cooperation (CICI), League of Nations, in July 1926. Its secretariat was based at the International Institute for Intellectual Cooperation (IICI) in Paris. It was governed by a Commission de direction composed of five members, including: a delegate from the CICI; a delegate from the Sub-commission of arts and letters; the Secretary of the CICI; and, the Director of the IICI. The Commission de direction was further guided by a Management Committee and a Committee of friends of museums. The Office published the journal Mouseion as well as the monograph series Museographie, and organized international conferences on matters of importance for the international museum community. In 1936, it carried out a study which would result in a draft Convention for the Protection of Historic Buildings and Works of Art in Times of War presented to the League of Nations’ Council and General Assembly in 1938. The International Museums Office ceased its functions in 1946 with the creation of the United Nations system, UNESCO and International Council of Museums (ICOM).
Places
Paris
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Created by the League of Nations July 1926.
Internal structures/genealogy
Governing body: Commission de direction with five members.
Consultative bodies: Comité de gestion, Comité des amis des Musées.
Consultative bodies: Comité de gestion, Comité des amis des Musées.
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Dupierreux, Richard (1891-1957)
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1927-1929
Description of relationship
Richard Dupierreux was a coordinator at the IMO.
Related entity
Focillon, Henri (1881-1943)
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1926-1927
Description of relationship
Henri Focillon was a member of the Committee of Directors of the IMO.
Related entity
Destrée, Jules (1863–1936)
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
Description of relationship
Jules Destrée was Secretary of the IMO.
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
AWT 24 March 2011.
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Sources
Daifuku, Hiroshi. (1998). “Museums and monuments: UNESCO’s pioneering role.” Museum International: fiftieth anniversary issue. L(1). P.5-50. Retrieved from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001105/110513e.pdf#xml=http://www.unesco.org/ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?database=&set=4D8B70AE_1_450&hits_rec=14&hits_lng=eng Accessed 24 March 2011.
International Museums Office. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/291128/International-Museums-Office Accessed 24 March 2011.
UNESCO Archives, Archive Group 1 – International Institute for Intellectual Cooperation (IICI), AG 1/1 IICI Inventaire 1925-1946.
International Museums Office. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/291128/International-Museums-Office Accessed 24 March 2011.
UNESCO Archives, Archive Group 1 – International Institute for Intellectual Cooperation (IICI), AG 1/1 IICI Inventaire 1925-1946.