{"id":5775,"date":"2026-08-03T08:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/?page_id=5775"},"modified":"2026-08-03T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:37:11","slug":"avicom-members-survey-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/avicom-members-survey-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AVICOM Members\u2019 Survey 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5778\" src=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-alle-10.33.10-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-alle-10.33.10-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-alle-10.33.10-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-alle-10.33.10-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-alle-10.33.10.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>AVICOM Members\u2019 Survey 2026: Listening to Our Community<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Results, expectations and priorities shaping AVICOM\u2019s new Strategic Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>AVICOM conducted the 2026 Members\u2019 Survey to gain a deeper understanding of its community: who our members are, the professional and institutional contexts in which they work, the challenges they face and their expectations for the future of the Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The survey is part of a broader process of reflection that will inform the development of AVICOM\u2019s new Strategic Plan. We believe that a meaningful strategy must be built by listening to our members and recognising the diversity of experiences, skills and perspectives represented within our international network.<\/p>\n<p>The results provide valuable insights into the areas in which AVICOM can offer greater support, encourage professional exchange, create new opportunities for cooperation and strengthen its role within ICOM and the wider museum community.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Multilingual and Collaborative Survey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to the commitment of AVICOM Board members, the questionnaire was translated not only into ICOM\u2019s three official languages\u2014English, French and Spanish\u2014but also into other languages spoken by members of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>This collective effort enabled us to reach a broader and more diverse audience and helped reduce some of the linguistic barriers that can limit participation in international networks.<\/p>\n<p>We warmly encourage AVICOM members and partners to translate this report into additional languages and share it within their professional and institutional networks. Each new translation can make the results more accessible, foster wider participation and strengthen dialogue across countries, regions and cultures.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key Findings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The survey highlights five main areas of interest and expectation among AVICOM members.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Training and Capacity Building<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Professional training and skills development emerged as the most prominent priorities. Members are particularly interested in accessible and practice-oriented opportunities focusing on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>digital and audiovisual technologies in museums;<\/li>\n<li>artificial intelligence and its applications;<\/li>\n<li>digitisation and digital preservation;<\/li>\n<li>media transfer and format migration;<\/li>\n<li>accessibility and inclusive digital practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Webinars, workshops, toolkits, formal courses and on-site training are considered essential for strengthening professional capacities across different institutional and geographical contexts.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Ethics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Artificial intelligence is widely recognised as a transformative factor for museums. Members expect AVICOM to support informed and responsible uses of AI, address ethical, legal and governance issues, and encourage reflection on the social, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technologies.<\/p>\n<p>AVICOM is therefore seen as a potential international reference point for the ethical and responsible digital transformation of museums.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Networking and Exchange of Practices<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Members expressed a strong need for international networking and peer-to-peer exchange. They would like more opportunities to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>share case studies, research and applied projects;<\/li>\n<li>learn from different institutional and regional experiences;<\/li>\n<li>meet other professionals working in related fields;<\/li>\n<li>develop collaborative projects across countries and disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These findings reinforce AVICOM\u2019s role as an international community of practice.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Inclusion and Global Representation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The survey also highlights the need for a more inclusive and geographically balanced Committee. Members called for stronger representation from Latin America, Africa and the Global South, greater linguistic accessibility and more support for small and medium-sized museums and institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Building a truly international community requires us to recognise different levels of access to resources, infrastructure, training and professional networks.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Strategy, Governance and Communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Members expect AVICOM to develop a clear and shared strategic vision, strengthen cooperation with other ICOM International Committees and promote transparent and participatory governance.<\/p>\n<p>Regular newsletters, email updates, social media and an accessible website were identified as essential tools for improving communication, visibility and member engagement.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>AVICOM at 35: Looking to the Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The publication of these results is particularly meaningful as AVICOM celebrates its 35th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past thirty-five years, audiovisual technologies, museum practices and forms of communication have changed profoundly. AVICOM has grown and evolved alongside these transformations, progressively expanding its areas of interest and bringing together an increasingly diverse international community.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, we want AVICOM to become an even stronger global hub for museums, cultural institutions, researchers, educators, technologists, media specialists and professionals working with audiovisual heritage, digital media, social media, artificial intelligence and new and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>We aim to provide an open space where experiences and good practices can be shared, projects can be developed collaboratively and different forms of expertise can meet across professional, institutional, linguistic and geographical boundaries.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Download the Survey Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The survey results are available in several languages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/English-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">English &#8211; Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>French <a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Analyse_enquete_membres_AVICOM_FR.pdf\">Analyse enquete membres<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Spanish-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">Spanish &#8211; Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download other available translations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Arabic-Members-Survey-Analysis.pdf\">Arabic &#8211; Members Survey Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Chinese-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">Chinese- Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/German-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">German &#8211; Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Italiano-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">Italian &#8211; Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Japanese-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">Japanese- Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Portuguese-Members-Survey-analysis.docx.pdf\">Portuguese &#8211; Members Survey analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>U<a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Members-Survey-analysis-urdu\u0646\u0639-1.pdf\">rdu\u0646\u0639<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Members-Survey-analysis-urdu\u0646\u0639-1.pdf\">Members Survey analysis\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional translations will be added as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to translate the report into another language, please contact us. We will be happy to share your translation through the AVICOM website and international network.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Help Us Shape AVICOM\u2019s Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This survey is not the conclusion of a process, but the beginning of a new phase of dialogue, planning and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>We are open to ideas, proposals and partnerships and would be delighted to work with AVICOM members, museums, cultural institutions, researchers, other ICOM Committees and international networks.<\/p>\n<p>You can contribute by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sharing experiences, projects and good practices;<\/li>\n<li>proposing training activities, webinars or publications;<\/li>\n<li>participating in AVICOM working groups;<\/li>\n<li>translating and disseminating the survey results;<\/li>\n<li>developing collaborative international initiatives;<\/li>\n<li>contributing ideas to AVICOM\u2019s new Strategic Plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please do not hesitate to contact us and share your proposals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: chair.avicom@icom.museum<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVICOM Members\u2019 Survey 2026: Listening to Our Community Results, expectations and priorities shaping AVICOM\u2019s new Strategic Plan AVICOM conducted the 2026 Members\u2019 Survey to gain a deeper understanding of its community: who our members are, the professional and institutional contexts in which they work, the challenges they face and their expectations for the future of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/avicom-members-survey-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;AVICOM Members\u2019 Survey 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"yst_prominent_words":[54,265],"class_list":["post-5775","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5775"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5788,"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5775\/revisions\/5788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avicom.mini.icom.museum\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}