1962
"The role of museums of history and folklore in a changing world", ICOM General Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands

1959
The 6th General Assembly of ICOM passes resolutions on Ethnographical Museums as Research Centres, and the Role of Ethnographical Museums in the Preservation and Diffusion of Handicrafts of Artistic Quality Made in Pre-industrialized Societies. "The role of ethnographic museums as an instrument for research", ICOM General Conference, Stockholm, Sweden

1956


1953
"Museums and international understanding", ICOM General Conference, Genoa, Milano, Bergamo, Italy

1951
Meeting of the ICOM Commission on Racial Questions, which was a subcommittee of ICME. Paris, France

1950
ICOM General Conference, London, United Kingdom

1946
ICOM is founded in Paris, France, making a resolution to set up a committee for "Museums of Ethnography (including folk art and culture)"