TBA21 at the 15th CoMuseum International Conference

TBA21 participates in the 15th CoMuseum International Conference—an annual gathering that, since 2020, has brought together museum and cultural professionals on both physical and digital stages to imagine new futures for culture. Echoing TBA21’s dedication to cultivating ecological consciousness, advancing interspecies coexistence, and supporting artistic practices that spark systemic transformation, this year’s conference becomes a vital space for shared inquiry, deep reflection, and imaginative collective futures.

Taking place December 3–5, 2025, the hybrid event unfolds in Athens and Thessaloniki, with live-streamed sessions for remote participants. Over three days, CoMuseum convenes an international community of thinkers and practitioners including Sharon Ament – Director, London Museum (UK), Azra Bečević Šarenkapa – Museum Advisor, National Museum (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Emmie Kell – Director Museums, Arts Council England (UK), Heracles Moskoff – Secretary General for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, Ministry of Migration and Asylum (Greece) and Lynn Scarff – Director of the National Museum of Ireland (Ireland), among others, to share groundbreaking ideas, confront contemporary challenges, and advance new leadership models for museums as agents of care, justice, and social transformation.

Marking its 15th anniversary, CoMuseum 2025 turns its attention to museums as sites of connection, imagination, healing, and resilience. At a moment of global fragmentation—political, ecological, and technological—the conference asks urgent questions that resonate deeply with TBA21’s mission:

What does it mean to be human—and hopeful—today?
How can cultural institutions cultivate sensitivity, empathy, and responsibility toward all forms of life?

Through a dual lens of reflection and radical re-imagining, participants will explore how museums can inspire more inclusive, democratic, and ecologically attuned futures. This year’s speakers include leading voices from across Europe, among them Rosa Ferré, Co-Director of TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art, who will contribute perspectives grounded in TBA21’s long-standing work at the intersection of art, research, and environmental advocacy.

The conference forms the core of the British Council’s Museums Revisited program—an initiative dedicated to strengthening the museum sector across Europe and rethinking the social role of cultural institutions.