International Museums Office (IMO)

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

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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.

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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Control area

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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.

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