Purposes/Activities

 

The Deutscher Museumsbund [Federation of Museums] represents the interests of all the German museums, regardless of their special field, and advises it's members as well as other public institutions, bodies and associations in all matters relating to museum organisation. The Museumsbund also publishes various print media and organises conferences and specialist meetings.

 

The Deutscher Museumsbund is active in the following fields of cultural foreign policy:

It keeps in touch with foreign museums as a member of NEMO (Network of European Museums Organisations);

functions as an information exchange;

promotes the exchange of museum managers and curators;

gives information about important new literature;

participates in advisory programmes on the problems related to the return of artistic/cultural war loot and the illegal trade with cultural artefacts;

assists German and foreign museums in 'networking'.

 

Periodical Publications:

Museumskunde Museumskunde (twice a year)

Bulletin (four issues every year)