ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

Connecting Museums Across Nepal

ICOM Nepal brings together museum professionals to strengthen heritage conservation and public engagement nationwide.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

Connecting Museums Across Nepal

ICOM Nepal brings together museum professionals to strengthen heritage conservation and public engagement nationwide.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

Connecting Museums Across Nepal

ICOM Nepal brings together museum professionals to strengthen heritage conservation and public engagement nationwide.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

Preserving Our Cultural Heritage

Supporting research, conservation and communication of Nepal's tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

Preserving Our Cultural Heritage

Supporting research, conservation and communication of Nepal's tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

Preserving Our Cultural Heritage

Supporting research, conservation and communication of Nepal's tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

A Professional Network for Museums

Join a community dedicated to advocacy, education and international cooperation in the museum sector.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

A Professional Network for Museums

Join a community dedicated to advocacy, education and international cooperation in the museum sector.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

ICOM NEPAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE • EST. 2010

A Professional Network for Museums

Join a community dedicated to advocacy, education and international cooperation in the museum sector.

ICOM Nepal gallery photo
ICOM Nepal
Statutory Body: National Committee • ICOM Paris Liaison

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

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16+
Years of Service

Sustained leadership in national museum policy since 2010.

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Curators & Scholars

Accredited individual and institutional cultural members.

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Programs & Symposia

Emergency conservation workshops and training labs.

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Books & Treatises

Code of ethics, disaster guides, and archival registers.

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Provinces Reached

Decentralized support across regional and local museums.

ICOM Nepal assembly
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
National Committee Kathmandu, Nepal

Historic assembly establishing national museum governance and cultural safeguarding protocols.

ICOM Nepal leadership
HERITAGE
Heritage Leadership
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ARCHIVE & MANDATE

Preserving Heritage, Inspiring Communities Across Nepal.

ICOM Nepal is the Nepal National Committee of the International Council of Museums, promoting museums and heritage across Nepal.

"Museums are not just custodians of objects — they are custodians of memory, identity and the stories that bind communities together."
— ICOM Nepal National Committee
STATUTORY OPERATIONS

Turning Collaboration into Museum Action

ICOM Nepal's multi-tiered work connects advocacy, education, research, disaster preparedness, and international cooperation across the Himalayan basin.

Museum Advocacy & Legislation

Promoting the value of museums and supporting dialogue on national cultural heritage policies, repatriation, and public protection laws.

Explore Mandate

Education & Curatorial Training

Facilitating ongoing masterclasses in archival indexing, preservation, preventative storage, and interactive museum curation.

Review Modules

International & ICOM ASPAC Liaison

Aligning Nepalese institutions with ICOM Asia-Pacific and ICOM General Conferences for global knowledge exchange.

Regional Network

Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

Standardizing seismic safety blueprints, fire retardant protocols, and emergency evacuation ledgers for vulnerable museum repositories.

DRM Protocols

Regional & Community Museums

Empowering indigenous community-run museums and municipal galleries outside Kathmandu Valley to document local oral history and artifacts.

Community Registry

Public Engagement & IMD

Annual nationwide mobilization for International Museum Day (18 May), fostering museum literacy among students, youth, and the public.

IMD Programs
OFFICIAL GAZETTE

Latest Secretariat Notices

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PINNED DISPATCH 15 Jan 2026

Annual General Meeting 2026 — Notice to Members

All general and institutional members are invited to attend the ICOM Nepal Annual General Meeting 2026. Agenda and venue details will follow via email

MUSEUM DISPATCHES

Latest News & Regional Insights

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CANONICAL EDITIONS

Publications & Ethical Standards

Core professional texts, statutory ethics manuals, and peer-reviewed cultural papers distributed to accredited institutions.

ICOM Code of Ethics (English)
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ICOM Code of Ethics (English)

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ICOM Code of Ethics (Nepali)
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ICOM Code of Ethics (Nepali)

Disaster Risk Management for Museums
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Disaster Risk Management for Museums

Museum for All, for Always — ICOM Nepal National Report
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Museum for All, for Always — ICOM Nepal National Report

LEADERSHIP

Meet Our Board

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Mr. Ramesh Prasad Dawadi

Mr. Ramesh Prasad Dawadi

Chair

Mr. Birendra Mahato

Mr. Birendra Mahato

Board Member

Mr. Birendra Mahato

Mr. Birendra Mahato

Board Member

Mr. Om Prakash Ghimire

Mr. Om Prakash Ghimire

Treasurer

PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY

Voices from the Museum Network

Authentic reflections from curators, institutional administrators, and regional museum coordinators.

"Being part of ICOM Nepal has connected me with a professional network I couldn't have built alone — the knowledge exchange has been invaluable."

Member Voice
Museum Professional, Kathmandu

"The AGM and IMD events keep our institution engaged with national conversations on heritage and conservation."

Member Voice
Institutional Member

"ICOM Nepal's support was essential for our small community museum to access training and resources."

Member Voice
Community Museum Coordinator
CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP

Join the Premier Network of Museum Professionals in Nepal

Gain immediate accreditation with the International Council of Museums (Paris), obtain free global entry to over 20,000 museums worldwide, and shape the institutional safeguarding of Himalayan cultural identity.

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