On May 18th, 2026, the International Council of Museums - and museums around the world - will celebrate International Museum Day
The theme of this years celebration is Museums: Uniting a Divided World
To help support this important message, Vox Museorum has created a documentary series, Museums Between Worlds.
These films demonstrate how museums, regardless of their size or scope, bring diverse communities together to help unite a divided world.
Each film combines on‑location interviews with museum directors, archival material, rich visual storytelling and soundtracks by Vox Museorum's Music Director and renowned recording artist, Wayne Horvitz. The series prologue of Museums Between Worlds will be released on International Museum Day, May 18th, 2026
Films In This Series
Museums Between Worlds: Auschwitz‑Birkenau Memorial (Oświęcim, Poland) A film on remembrance, responsibility, and how a site of atrocity works with visitors from around the world to confront the past and guard against forgetting.
Museums Between Worlds: Muzeum Śląskie (Katowice, Poland) This film centers on Muzeum dla demencji – Muzeum Śląskie’s pioneering program for people living with dementia and their caregivers, which uses art, memory, and gentle sensory experience to create moments of connection and dignity.
Museums Between Worlds: The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum (Brooklyn, USA). A story about local history, craft, and community told through the lens of a neighborhood institution – how a “small” museum becomes a powerful anchor of place and memory.
Kraków Coffee Museum (Kraków, Poland) An intimate look at how a focused, passion‑driven museum can connect everyday rituals like coffee to global histories and shared cultural experience.
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention (Bellingham, USA) A film about curiosity, invention, and community, told through four centuries of electrical experiments and hands‑on science. At SPARK, historic artifacts, live demonstrations, and youth STEM programs come together to show how the wonder of electricity can connect generations and ignite a shared sense of possibility.
