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How one Derbyshire museum took initiative in returning Indigenous artefacts

Posted on February 27, 2023 (February 28, 2023)

This article was first published by The Guardian. Buxton’s offer to the Haida was part of a remarkable year-long initiative in which the small local museum has returned an entire collection of Native American and First Nation artefacts – 51 items in total – to their original communities. The last of them, 12 objects including ceremonial stone weapons, […]

Met Museum Reclassifies Three Painters Formerly Labeled Russians as Ukrainians

Posted on February 27, 2023 (February 28, 2023)

This article was first published by ARTnews. After facing pressure online, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has changed the wall text for at least three artists who were formerly labeled as Russians. Those painters are now classified as Ukrainians, and the wall text for one of their works has been amended to […]

Join INTERCOM & ICOM Qatar’s CONFERENCE The Future Museum. Framing the Skills and Mindsets of the Visionary Leader

Posted on February 27, 2023 (March 1, 2023)

Museums and their future: how to lead for success? This conference explores how global crises have impacted leaders and decision makers in their everyday work. It highlights the crucial importance of visionary leadership for museums to develop suitable strategies to overcome the consequences of multiple crises and to establish trust and open dialogue between stakeholders. […]

How to participate in International Museum Day 2023

Posted on February 27, 2023 (March 1, 2023)

To ensure the success of International Museum Day 2023, we need your help! The theme for the 2023 International Museum Day edition (May 18) is Museums, Sustainability and Well-being. There are many ways in which museums can contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: from supporting climate action and fostering inclusivity, to tackling social isolation […]

One year of supporting Ukrainian museums and their professionals

Posted on February 27, 2023 (February 28, 2023)

On the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Russian forces into Ukraine, ICOM condemns the loss of life and damage to cultural heritage that has been caused by Russia’s aggressions and expresses its strong support for colleagues in Ukrainian museums and their efforts in extremely challenging circumstances. Over the past year, the ICOM network has […]

Cardiff Museum Saved

Posted on February 27, 2023 (March 1, 2023)

This article was first published by WalesOnline. Cardiff Council has made a U-turn on its controversial proposal to move its museum out of its historic home. The council revealed in December it was considering moving Cardiff Story Museum out of its current location at the Old Library on The Hayes and make it a mobile […]

Smithsonian caring for looted Yemen artefacts before they can be returned

Posted on February 27, 2023 (February 28, 2023)

This article was first published by Blooloop. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced a partnership with the Yemeni government to display 77 looted artefacts from Yemen. The artefacts, which the US government is repatriating to Yemen, will go on view at the museum until they can be returned to the country. The […]

ICOM New Red List of Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk

Posted on February 20, 2023 (February 22, 2023)

ICOM publishes its twentieth Red List: the ICOM Red List of Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk. This latest Red List continues this work and takes into account the particular context of Brazil. Brazil is a megadiverse country, with a rich heritage that is representative its various cultural traditions and history. Despite strong laws protecting this heritage, both at national and international level, Brazilian heritage […]

In Ukraine, the memory of the war is already featured in museums

Posted on February 20, 2023 (February 22, 2023)

This article was first published by Le Monde. Two exhibitions are taking place in Kyiv: One on the invasion led by Russia and its war crimes, the other on the eight-month occupation of Kherson. The Motherland Monument, which was inaugurated by Leonid Brezhnev in 1981, still towers over southern Kyiv at a height of 102 […]

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How one Derbyshire museum took initiative in returning Indigenous artefacts

Met Museum Reclassifies Three Painters Formerly Labeled Russians as Ukrainians

Join INTERCOM & ICOM Qatar’s CONFERENCE The Future Museum. Framing the Skills and Mindsets of the Visionary Leader

How to participate in International Museum Day 2023

One year of supporting Ukrainian museums and their professionals

Cardiff Museum Saved

Smithsonian caring for looted Yemen artefacts before they can be returned

ICOM New Red List of Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk

In Ukraine, the memory of the war is already featured in museums