WHAT IS EYML
European Young Museologists Link (EYML) is a space dedicated to the training and development of young professionals, aiming to generate a positive impact in the museum sector. It emerges as a response to the structural precariousness affecting museums and the need to drive change from various perspectives. Its purpose is to create a meeting point that strengthens the role of young people in museology and in today’s society.
Our community is open to everyone interested and is designed to reflect the diversity of perspectives and levels of commitment of its members, ensuring inclusive and effective participation within the museum sector.
EYML advocates for a museology that places museums at the heart of society and public debate, overcoming their traditional institutional isolation. We believe that museums should take on an active role as agents of social transformation, promoting dialogue, inclusion, and citizen participation.
OUR VISION
EYML operates based on principles of cooperation, commitment, inclusivity, creativity, and excellence. We champion diversity as the foundation of a more representative museology and align our work with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting education, accessibility, sustainability, and digitalization in the museum sector.
OUR VALUES
EYML aims to be the leading platform for the next generation of museum professionals in Europe. We believe in an innovative, interdisciplinary, and socially engaged museology, where museums serve as spaces for dialogue, reflection, and transformation. We seek to strengthen European cultural integration through shared heritage, fostering intercultural dialogue and institutional cooperation.
OUR PILLARS
MUSEOLOGY
We believe in a critical and forward-thinking museology, capable of integrating new methodologies and approaches to ensure the relevance of museums in the 21st century. We advocate for an interdisciplinary field, connected with education, technology, and society.
MANAGMENT
The museology of the future requires professionals who can manage, innovate, and lead projects with a real impact on society. We promote comprehensive training in cultural and heritage management to ensure the sustainability and growth of museum institutions.
FORMATION
Practical experience is key in a constantly changing world. We strive to equip young museologists with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop their careers and respond to the new challenges of the sector.
OUR
WORKING
GROUPS
We promote training and lifelong learning as essential tools for the professionalization of young European museologists, fostering creativity in the generation of new knowledge and approaches.
We work to make museums truly inclusive spaces, removing physical, economic, cognitive, and digital barriers to ensure equitable access across Europe.
We encourage responsible practices in museum management, ensuring their positive impact on both the environment and society through excellence in cultural management.
We support innovation and the use of technological tools to enhance the dissemination, preservation, and accessibility of cultural heritage, strengthening European and international cooperation among institutions and professionals.