He was also president of cimam international committee of icom for museums and collections of modern art from 1998 to 2004 . elliott has worked as curator , cultural historian , lecturer and writer on art and culture 他曾任英国牛津现代美术馆及瑞典斯德哥尔摩现代美术馆馆长于1998至2004年担任国际现代美术馆和收藏委员会cimam会长。
Each museum around the world is therefore obliged to take the functions of museums ( stated in the icom statutes ) seriously , to preserve the evidence of the past for the future , to research and to document the cultural heritage 因此，世界上每一个博物馆都有责任认真地承担博物馆职责（根据国际博协章程） ：为了将来保护历史证据，研究和记载文化遗产。
Educational work as well as economic aspects is becoming predominant among the 5 main tasks - collection / acquisition , conservation , research , education / communication and exhibition - by which museums are being defined according to icom statutes 按照国际博协章程，在博物馆所承担的五项主要任务（征集收藏保护研究宣传教育展出）中，宣传教育已经变得最为重要。
Since 1978 , the international council of museums icom has designated 18 may as international museum day to stimulate the public s awareness of the role that museums play in society . the theme for 2006 is " museums and young people " 国际博物馆协会（ icom ）自1978年起，将每年5月18日定为国际博物馆日，目的是鼓励公众参与各地博物馆所举办的文化活动，藉此引起人们对博物馆的关注。
