APOM

Founded in 1965, APOM is a non-profit association based in Lisboa, Portugal working on heritage, arts & culture, education.

The Associação Portuguesa de Museologia (APOM) is a professional association founded in 1965 that serves museum professionals in Portugal and promotes the study of museology. It was the first professional organisation linked to museums founded in Portugal. APOM organises colloquia, study visits, training courses, meetings for members and the public, and publications such as the APOM Informações bulletin and Cadernos de Museologia. It runs the annual Prémios APOM, which recognise museums and museum professionals across the country, and the APOM em Movimento meetings held at museums around Portugal. The association also submits recommendations to the government on cultural policy, including proposals on the revision of the Lei do Mecenato Cultural, and has been granted public utility status (Declaração de Utilidade Pública). Its members include individual museologists and a number of institutional members.