In November and December 2022, ICOM UK hosted the first series of Heritage in Crisis webinars, which focussed on Ukraine. Speakers from Ukraine and the UK shared their experience and expertise on the most pressing issues facing Ukrainian heritage and museum professionals as they try to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage. The following three webinar recordings […]
This article was first published on the AAM blog. In recent years, sustainability has gone from a buzzword for museums to an action step, as our organizations increasingly confront and prepare for the adverse effects of climate change on their sites and, more importantly, their communities. Today, we can find plenty of examples of museums that […]
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This article was first published by AIM. Curating for Change, the ground-breaking work placement programme for D/deaf and disabled curators in museums, is calling for the heritage sector to change recruitment practice with their action plan We Are Not All the Same. The plan addresses the most cited reason for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people […]
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This article was first published by MuseumNext. As museums and galleries around the globe place more emphasis on sustainability and green initiatives, their shops have a responsibility to reflect those same changing values. MuseumNext sat down with Jeanine Aalfs, Retail and Merchandising Manager at the National Museum of World Cultures to understand how her museum […]
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This article was first published on Broadway World. One of India’s outstanding collections of South Asian art will be revealed with the opening of MAP Museum of Art & Photography, housed in a state-of-the-art building in South India’s capital city, Bengaluru, opening to the public for the first time on Saturday 18 February 2023. MAP […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. A rise in the number of detectorists unearthing historical artefacts has prompted an effort to broaden the legal definition of treasure to help museums to acquire important items. The heritage minister, Stephen Parkinson, said some items had been lost into private ownership rather than displayed publicly in […]
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This article was first published by M+H Advisor. The National Gallery has revealed the twelve venues taking part in its project to display loaned paintings across the UK. Its ‘National Treasures’ project will see the twelve loans all open on May 10 2024, in celebration of its 200th birthday. Each partner venue will receive a […]
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We’re delighted to announce the following speakers for the 2023 ICOM UK Conference: addressing the legacies of colonialism nationally and internationally at City Halls, Glasgow on 17 + 18 April 2023. Paul Gardullo is Supervisory Museum Curator & Director of the Center for the Study of Global Slavery at the National Museum of African American […]
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This article was first published by Blue Shield. The Blue Shield joins the international community in expressing its profound sadness about the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and the ever-increasing death toll. Our sympathy goes out to all of those affected and in particular those who have lost family and friends. At the moment, […]
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