This article was first published by BBC news. A woman has visited her own heart at a museum 16 years after it was removed during life-saving transplant surgery. Jennifer Sutton, from Ringwood in Hampshire, said it was “incredibly surreal” to see the organ as an exhibit at London’s Hunterian Museum. The 38-year-old said she hoped it […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. Though the word “accessibility” has often been equated with giving access to those with disabilities, it can also mean something broader. Accessibility means looking at everything we create through the lens of inclusivity and diversity and asking questions not just about access but equal access. Does […]
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Join the Living Archaeology webinar on 27 May at 12:00 UK time. Please click the button below to join the webinar: […]
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Museums and Chill is available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcast! In this second episode of Museums and Chill, we explore the work of the brain in the museum world in relation to International Museum Day on 18 May on the theme of ‘Sustainability and Wellbeing’.The second episode of the Museum and Chill podcast […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. A new look at the first stage designs for the transformation of Tate Liverpool have been revealed. The gallery plans to reveal new panoramic views of the River Mersey, and a new exhibition space on the ground floor level to exhibit work that can be seen from […]
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Museum Talk New Museology in China: Three Independent Exhibitions The term “New Museology” refers to a shift in the critical discourses in curatorial practices and museum management across the globe. It is also the guiding principle behind a small exhibition brand “Not Too Important, Yet”, based in Beijing China, pushing boundaries of exhibition-making in the […]
This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. A Ukrainian community memorial in Bradford and two Ukrainian churches in Salford and Oldham have been granted Grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), on Historic England’s advice. A further three churches in Manchester and Bradford and a community centre […]
This article was first published by NEMO. On 3 May 2023, NEMO organised a webinar that explained the basics of cross-border cooperation and EU funding opportunities for museums. Participants also got learn how small institutions can benefit from the possibilities offered by Erasmus+. Margherita Sani, Project Coordinator at NEMO and author of the NEMO toolkit Cross-border […]
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In early April of this year, ICOM President Emma Nardi launched the Global Survey of Museum Collections in Storage. This survey is a follow up action to Resolution 4, on measures to safeguard and enhance collections in storage around the world, which was passed in Kyoto in 2019. The ICOM Working Group convened for this […]
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