The role of maritime heritage in raising awareness of modern shipping has been a strong theme for IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu in recent years. It was echoed at the annual meeting of the International Congress of Maritime Museums in Hong Kong today (5 November) in a presentation by IMO’s Fred Kenney, which also touched on the complementary role modern shipping can play in lending a contemporary relevance to museum collections.
This year, IMO
has collaborated with the National Maritime Museum in its host nation, the
United Kingdom, by producing three films exploring current aspects of migration
by sea, to give a modern perspective to an exhibit examining this phenomenon
throughout the ages. Watch the films here.