1952
Foundation of the Academy in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr Henri Reynaud (left), IAC President and Mr Thevenat, President of the City of Geneva signing the inaugaration document.
1954
1st General Assembly, Ariana Museum, Geneva, CH
14 countries, 14 participants
 1955
2nd General Assembly Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH
15 countries, 15 participants
1st congress in Cannes, France.
< Guest of honour Pablo Picasso
1956
3rd General Assembly, Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH
19 countries, 23 participants
1957
4th General Assembly Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH.
26 countries, 31 participants
1958
5th General Assembly Ariana Museum Geneva, CH.
27 countries, 30 participants.
1958 December, consultative status of the UNESCO
1959
6th General Assembly, Ostende, Belgium.
19 countries, 23 participants
1960
7th General Assembly, Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH.
26 countries, 41 participants
1961
8th General Assembly, Ariana Museum, Geneva, CH.
23 countries, 29 participants,
New Council of 10 members
  
1962
9th General Assembly, Geneva, CH
27 countries, 32 participants
1963
10th General Assembly, Hôtel Richemont, Geneva, CH
29 countries, 33 participants. Geneva Town’s first subsidy of CHF 2’500.-
1964
11th General Assembly, Hotel Richemont, Geneva
40 countries, 33 participants. Unexpected death of Mr Henri Reynaud.
1965
Extraordinary General Assembly, Hotel Metropole, Geneva, CH
9 countries, 12 participants. Dr Edgar Pélichet elected interim President
12th General Assembly, Auberge Vieux Bois, Geneva, CH.
Dr. Edgard Pélichet, President. Preparation of new articles. Admission of 20 new members.
1966
13th General Assembly, Hotel Metropole, Geneva, CH.
12 countries, 25 participants. Adoption of new articles: maintenance of state members: individual members
1967
14th General Assembly, Palce des Beaux Arts, Istanbul, Turkey.
13 countries, 40 participants.
Annual fee of CHF 250.- for associations and CHF 50.- for country members.
 1968
15th General Assembly, Faenza, Italy.
Distribution of diplomas.
Re-elction of the Council.
Admisiion of 14 new members.
download 1968 Programme (372kb pdf)
< Madame. Coullery, Faenza
1969
16th General Assembly, Landesgewerbemuseum, Stuttgart, Germany.
Admission of 8 new members.
Votation about constituting a collection Raynaud.
July 1969 - Publication of the first Bulletin.
1970
17th General Assembly, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Authorization of the creation of national committees.
Publishing of 3 bulletins: Nr.2 - 4
1971
18th General Assembly, Geneva
Reelection of a coucil of 16 members,
Admission of 11 new members.
Editing of 4 bulletins:Nr.5 - 8
1972
19th General Assembly, V. & A. Museum, London, Great Britain.
Admission of 33 new members.
1973
20th General Assembly, Banff, Canada
20 participants.
Decision to create a documentation center at the Ariana Museum.
Admission of 4 new members.
1974
21st General Assembly, Zurich, CH.
Election of new President and of a new Council.
Prof. Rudolph Schnyder elected President.
Admission of 15 new members
1975
22nd General Assembly, Brussels, Belgium
10 countries,18 participants.Decision about an IAC’s prize.
Admission of 3 new members
1976
23rd General Assembly, Vallauris, France
11 countries, 23 participants
1977
24th General Assembly, Faenza, Italy
13 countries.
Admission of 9 new members
1978
25 th General Assembly, Geneva, CH
9 countries, 28 participants
1979
26th General Assembly, Fondation Miro, Barcelona, SP
10 countries. Election of Marie-Thérèse Coullery as Secretary-General. Admission of 67 new members
1980
27th General Assembly, International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan
12 countries.
Admission of 27 new members
1981
28th General Assembly, Decorative Arts Museum, Paris, France
5 continents represented. Annual fee of CHF 50 levied.
New procedure of nomination:25 new elected.
download 1981 program (500kb pdf)
1982
29th General Assembly, Siklos Castle, Hungary
22 countries. Donation from Japanese members. 28 new members elected
1983
30th General Assembly, National Museum, Zurich, Ittigen, CH
19 countries, 60 participants. Decision about a biennial assembly. 30 new members elected.
1984
31th General Assembly, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA
13 countries, 45 participants. Modification of articles accepted. 14 new member elected.
1986
32nd General Assembly, Valencia, Spain
20 countries, 62 participants. 28 new members elected.
1988
33rd General Assembly, Sydney, Australia
15 countries, 48 participants. 29 new members elected.
1990
34th General Assembly, Fine Art School, Edinburgh, Great Britain
27 countries, 124 participants. Election of new Council.
20 new members elected
1992
35th General Assembly, Hotel Divan, Istanbul, Turkey
19 countries, 89 participants IAC members. Annual fee increased to CHF 100.-.
12 new members elected.
Geneva Town’s subsidy reduced to CHF 4’500.-
1994
36th General Assembly, St. Agnès Convent, Praha, CZ
27 countries, 117 members. Election of new Council.
1996
37th General Assembly, Nagoya and Saga, Japan
 
1998
38th General Assembly, Waterloo, Canada
24 countries, 63 members. Election of a new Council. First apparition on the 2 Internet Sites
Election of Tony Franks as the new president by voting mail.
2000
39th General Assembly, Frechen, Germany
40 countries, 139 members. Tony Franks, President.
Death of Marie-Thérèse Coullery, Secretary-General.
2001
Georgette Strobino elected administrator.
2002
40th General Assembly, Hotel Miravani, Athens, Greece
"Recollections of the past, Visions of the Future"
50th Anniversary of the IAC
35 countries, 127 members. Creation of Mathe Coullery developpement Fund
2004
41st General Assembly, World Ceramic Centre, Icheon, Korea
"The Hidden Legacy"
Acceptation of new statutes. Georgette Strobino re-elected Secretary-General.
Creation of the Support Fund.
2006
42nd General Assembly, Reval Hotel, Riga, Latvia
"Eternal Education"
Renewal and election of council members. Dr. Ichi Hsu elected as second Second Asian Council Members.
2008
43rd General Assembly, Shannxi Guest Hotel, Xi'an, China
"Harmony and Advancement"
Texts of the lectures are available online.
Anja Seiler appointed administrator of the IAC.
2009
Council meetng at Musée Ariana, Geneva, to elect new members.
First IAC Day at the Ariana with lecture by Gustavo Perez, "Latin America - So far, so close". Read the lecture here.
2010
44th General Assembly, UNESCO, Paris, France
"Territories in Movement"
Texts of the lectures are available online here
2011
Council meeting at Musée Ariana, Geneva, to elect new members.
2nd IAC Day at Ariana. Lectures by Marianne Heller, "Galleries and their significance" and Torbjorn Kvasbo, "Between clay and mind".
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