On the morning of Dec 9, 2024, the "Future of Museums" - 2024 Shanghai ICOFOM-ASPAC Symposium opened in Siyuan Hall of Guanghua Towers, Fudan University. The symposium was jointly hosted by ICOFOM-ASPAC and Fudan University, and co-organized by the Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology of Fudan University and Fudan University Museum.

The opening ceremony was moderated by Chen Zhimin, Vice President of Fudan University and attended by Xu Zheng, Executive Vice President of Fudan University, Xiang Yihai, Deputy Director-General of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism (Shanghai Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage), Liu Shuguang, President of ICOM China and Janet Siew Mooi Tee, Chair of ICOFOM-ASPAC, who delivered speeches.