ICOM membership runs on the calendar year (1 Jan – 31 Dec). Museum professionals (active and retired), students and institutions in the UK can apply to join ICOM UK, or renew a previous membership, for the 2023 membership year until Friday 30 June 2023. We will not be able to process applications and renewals after […]
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This article was first published by Yahoo! Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut’s port — set off by tons of improperly stored chemicals — reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes. The reopening offered Beirut residents a rare bright spot in a […]
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The Standing Committee on Ethics (ETHCOM) is pleased to announce its third consultation with ICOM membership concerning the revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. The consultation will begin on June 15, 2023 and will extend through October 2023, ending on October 31, 2023. It will request comments on the proposed outline of the revised Code of […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. Heritage officials in Sudan have pleaded with warring factions to preserve tens of thousands of historical artefacts threatened by fighting in the capital, Khartoum, that is in its eighth week. A video clip circulating on social media appeared to show fighters from the Rapid Support Forces entering the […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. The British Museum says no decisions have been taken about its relationship with the oil giant BP after reports that the 27-year partnership has come to an end. The museum’s most recent five-year deal with the multinational expired in February following the closure of the BP-sponsored […]
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This article was first published by ARTnews. German museums hold 40,000 artifacts from Cameroon—more than any other museum collection worldwide, including the state collections of Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé—according to a new study presented last week by Bénédicte Savoy and Albert Gouaffo, professors at the Technische Universität in Berlin and the University of Dschang in Cameroon, respectively. […]
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This article was first published by Stylist. As we continue through Pride Month and preparations begin for parades and parties across the country, you’ll likely hear that “pride started as a protest” more than once. And so you should. While so much has changed from 1 July 1972, when the UK’s first Pride march was held in […]
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This article was first published by Belfast Live. A Northern Ireland museum has secured the first French Impressionist painting in a public collection in the region. The rare landscape by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, L’Allee Au Bois, has been acquired by National Museums NI and is on display at the Ulster Museum. […]
Visual Arts Technical Supervisor (Fine Art & Lighting)Starting Salary: £37,360 per annum, inclusive of Inner London Weighting (dependent on skills and experience) to £42,050Permanent, full timeStart date: mid-September 2023 Closing date for applications: 12pm, Monday 3 July. The Barbican is London’s Creative Catalyst for arts, curiosity, and enterprise. We present artistic experiences across music, theatre, dance, […]
