This article was first published by Scene Now. Three different museums will open across Egypt in the coming weeks, according to the museums sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Amongst these three museums, the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria and the Imhotep Museum in Saqqara, which are set to display a collection of the rare […]
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The 2023 ICOM UK Conference in Glasgow on Monday 17 + Tuesday 18 April is fully booked. The final numbers plus dietary and access requirements have been sent to the venue, and the delegate list has been finalised and the name badges printed. We are not able to offer any additional places at this late […]
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Come and talk to us on Thursday 11 May at stand X9 in the sector support area of the M+H Show at London Olympia. Talk to ICOM UK trustees and the Executive Director about opportunities to get more involved with ICOM UK and ICOM, and the benefits of being a member of a unique professional […]
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Museum Talk Title: After the French Revolution: Transforming Entertainment in Public Space 26th April, 2023, 1400-1530 The French Revolution of 1789 swept away the social structures and political institutions which had ordered life in Paris for centuries. For Parisians, the expansion of space was a common experience of the change brought about by the Revolution. […]
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This article was first published by The New Yorker. The staff of the Literary Museum, in Kharkiv, are experts in history, narrative, and terror. The museum was started by cultural activists who, in the waning days of the U.S.S.R., wanted to document the Ukrainian Cultural Renaissance. In the nineteen-twenties, following the abolition of the Russian […]
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This year, due to natural rotation, a number of positions are becoming vacant on the Board of Trustees of ICOM UK (ICOM UK Committee). We are therefore inviting nominations from the ICOM UK membership. We are looking to add to the existing mix of skills on our dynamic and ambitious Committee, and applications are particularly […]
This article was first published by The Guardian. The historic city centre of York and ancient settlements in Shetland are among seven sites backed by the UK government to win Unesco world heritage status, it has been announced. York, which boasts the Minster and enjoys a rich history bequeathed by its Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, institutions across the UK are exploring the lasting legacy of the Troubles—and asking if Brexit has threatened the fragile accord. Today, 10 April, marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a peace deal that brought […]
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This article was first published by Museum Next. Bruno Maquart, Chairman and CEO of Universcience in France, explains to MuseumNext how a keen focus on reuse and recycling is helping to reduce carbon emissions and help his team to deliver on a Strategic Plan with sustainability at its heart. As a public science museum, Universcience […]
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