The Art and Culture Department at the Guadalajara Campus of the Universidad Panamericana will be featured in the special program for International Museum Day (IMD) 2023.
ZAPOPAN, Jalisco; June 5, 2023.— As it does every year, International Museum Day (IMD) was celebrated on May 18, 2023. This event has been organized since 1977 by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) with the aim of raising public awareness about the role of museums in the development of society, and it has continued to grow and expand ever since.
UP's Participation in DIM 2023
The Universidad Panamericana for the eighth consecutive year, it joined the special program for DIM 2023, which ICOM Mexico prepared to commemorate this day. In 2023, this institution will organize several events, joined in this initiative by entities such as the Ministry of Culture, the INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History), the ICA (Cultural Institute of Aguascalientes), Semuga, the Government of Mexico City, and many others.
The University participated with art exhibitions such as “Arte a Dos Caras” and “Miren Itxaso, ” as well as a chess tournament, a concert, and other activities. One of the main events held was the “Toast to Art and Culture: Starry Night.” The purpose of this event was to bring together all the professionals, scholarship recipients, volunteers, and collaborators to celebrate the end-of-semester results and express gratitude for the work everyone had done during that time.
Museums, Sustainability, and Well-Being
On the other hand, this year ICOM is introducing a theme and initiative titled “Museums, Sustainability, and Well-being.” This initiative addresses the issue we are currently facing as a society: environmental pollution. The council is introducing new ideas and projects to address this issue and raise public awareness, focusing on three United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2023: Good Health and Well-being, Climate Action, and Life on Land.
As a society, we have a great responsibility to help the environment recover and heal by being more mindful of our carbon footprint. But beyond that, we also have a responsibility to educate ourselves, learn from our history, and gain a deeper understanding of the world we live in and those who came before us. “Living to serve”—a very important truth that the Universidad Panamericana, together with ICOM, is working to promote the idea that serving also means preserving our history, so that we can grow toward a better future.
