CIMUSET Strategy 2025-2028

CIMUSET Strategy 2025–2028

Building a more curious, inspired, and connected world

The CIMUSET Strategy 2025–2028 marks the first time our community has articulated a shared strategic direction. Developed collaboratively across continents and museum contexts, the strategy sets out how CIMUSET will support science and technology museums over the next three years as they navigate a rapidly evolving world.

At its heart, the strategy outlines who we are, what we stand for, and where we are headed, grounded in our mission, vision, and shared values. It also identifies four strategic areas that will guide our programmes, partnerships, and priorities in the years ahead.

Below, you can explore each element of the strategy in more detail.

MISSION 

CIMUSET is a globally welcoming community of science and technology museums, supporting the stewardship and sharing of tangible and intangible heritage and engaging with the challenges shaping the field and its future.

VISION 

CIMUSET will be the global voice for science and technology museums, promoting their vital role in shaping a more curious, inspired, and connected world.

OUR VALUES 

  • We are inclusive and collaborative.
  • We are curious and committed to learning.
  • We are community-driven.

ICOM Values

  • We are international in outlook.
  • We are professional in focus.
  • We are collaborative in practice.

OUR COMMUNITY 

CIMUSET serves institutions that inspire, educate, and engage citizens with science and technology through collections, research and experiences.

STRATEGIC AREAS 

  1. Accessibility
  2. Serving as a Bridge
  3. Towards a Sustainable Future
  4. Strengthening our Foundation

ACCESSIBILITY 

Through open dialogue and collective action, CIMUSET champions accessibility as a core value of science communication. We work to remove barriers – cultural, physical, and institutional – so that science and technology museums can truly serve everyone.

SERVING AS A BRIDGE 

Through dialogue and collaboration, CIMUSET connects science and technology museums across the Global North and South to advance shared understanding and solidarity. We champion museums as spaces where diverse knowledges meet, challenging boundaries between science and society.

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 

CIMUSET champions sustainability as a core principle, shaping how science and technology museums work and what they stand for, advancing their role in building a just and sustainable world.

STRENGTHENING OUR FOUNDATION 

By reinforcing governance and cultivating an engaged, collaborative board culture, CIMUSET will ensure continuity, transparency, and excellence in its programmes and activities.