Museum Group Releases Statement About Gaza After Pressure from Israeli Institutions

The International Council of Museums (ICOM), an industry group that offers recommendations and ethical standards to institutions across the globe, has released its first public statement on the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and the subsequent bombardment of Gaza.The UNESCO-affiliated organization published the statement on its website today, writing, “Icom expresses its deep concern about the current violence affecting Israeli and Palestinian civilians and deplores the significant hu