Our actions

Four initiatives united by the same conviction: culture advances causes.

Our Work

MuseumWeek

The flagship initiative. A global cultural event engaging 36,000+ users in 2024. Supported by UNESCO, partnerships with Twitter and CHANEL Foundation.

  • ✓ International network of museums & artists
  • ✓ Raises awareness for cultural causes
  • ✓ Drives engagement through phygital experiences

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Women In Culture

A strategic initiative (2017–2019) celebrating women's empowerment through culture. Lessons learned continue to shape our values.

  • 63 events in 16 countries
  • ✓ Partnership with UNESCO & The New York Times
  • ✓ Advancing gender equality through culture

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Nature & Culture

The program launched in November 2022 to reconcile humanity with the living through culture — including the traveling exhibition “Reconciliation with the Living.”

  • ✓ An exhibition in four cities, with the support of UNESCO
  • ✓ Two MuseumWeek events on the theme of the environment
  • ✓ Cultural approach to environmental action

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MuseumWeek Magazine

Publishing platform serving the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) community.

  • ✓ Interviews & insights from cultural leaders
  • ✓ Digital engagement strategies
  • ✓ Success stories & contemporary issues

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Our Journey

2014

MuseumWeek Launched

A global initiative supported by UNESCO, promoting the social impact of cultural content. From the start, MuseumWeek engaged museums, artists, and cultural professionals worldwide.

March 2015

Launch of MuseumWeek Magazine

An editorial platform serving the GLAM community: interviews, essays, and case studies by museum professionals, curators, artists, and cultural leaders.

April 1, 2017

Creation of Culture For Causes Network

The nonprofit association under the French Law of 1901 is established to lead MuseumWeek and the initiatives that will follow, and to put culture at the service of causes of general interest.

2017–2019

Partnership with The New York Times and UNESCO: Women, in Culture

In partnership with UNESCO and The New York Times, we highlighted the contributions of women in the cultural sector through international campaigns, portraits, and 63 events in 16 countries promoting gender equality.

May 2019

Brazil aligns its National Museum Week with MuseumWeek

The Instituto Brasileiro de Museus, a federal institution that leads the museum policy of some 3,700 establishments, aligns its 17th National Museum Week with MuseumWeek: 1,114 institutions, 3,222 activities, and our themes relayed nationwide.

Read the letter from its president →

November 2022

Exhibition "Reconciliation with the Living" in Paris

The exhibition is created at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on the occasion of Earth University.

April 2023

Exhibition "Reconciliation with the Living" in Florence

The exhibition is presented at Art For Tomorrow, in Florence, from April 26 to 30, 2023.

June 2023

Exhibition "Reconciliation with the Living" in Lisbon

The exhibition joins the Non Fungible Conference in Lisbon, June 7 and 8, 2023.

March 2024

Art education: panels in Abu Dhabi

“Culture and Arts Education for a Sustainable Future”: panels organized with EPLO and the ITI, alongside the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural and Arts Education.

May 2024

Partnership with the Global Network of Water Museums

Culture For Causes Network forms a partnership with the Global Network of Water Museums.

Ongoing

Exhibition "Reconciliation with the Living"

A traveling exhibition celebrating biodiversity and the role of artists in environmental awareness. Presented in multiple cities including Paris and Lisbon, expanding with each iteration.

Interested in taking part?

Museums, artists, cultural professionals: every initiative is open to those who want to take action.

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