2023 ICOM UK Conference: addressing the legacies of colonialism nationally and internationally Monday 17 – Tuesday 18 April 2023 City Hall, Glasgow Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, there has been an increasing awareness of how racism shapes our societies around the world, and how that racism has its roots in colonialism. Over […]
This article was first published by AIM. The new strategy builds on the achievements of the first strategy, which guided the collective work of the sector and Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) from 2012 to 2022. Following extensive consultation, the 2023- 2030 strategy outlines a shared vision that: ” Scotland’s museums and galleries are thriving, connected, […]
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On 20th and 21st March, the ICOM International Research and Exchange Centre (ICOM-IMREC) puts Museums, Decolonisation and Restitution in the spotlight. Issues of emerging significance for the world’s museums are the core of ICOM-IMREC’s work. Through an expert seminar of academics and museum practitioners from across the globe, ICOM-IMREC will examine the challenges, opportunities, implications and impacts of decolonising museums […]
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The V&A’s Culture in Crisis Portal is free to use and contributes to protecting the world’s cultural heritage and supporting communities that suffer cultural loss, whether through conflict, criminal acts or consequences of the climate crisis. The Portal provides a forum for sharing information and raising public awareness by bringing together those with a shared […]
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This article was first published by AAM and written by Sarah Schleuning In January 2020, I authored a post for the Alliance Blog about speechless: different by design, an exhibition that I curated for the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. The exhibition was an experiment—one that in its making involved […]
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This article was first published by M+H Advisor. Young people across the UK are being invited to an event, itself led by young people, to discuss, advocate and build new networks in the heritage and museum sector. Charity Kids in Museums has planned the event, led by the Kids in Museums Youth Panel, consisting of […]
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Bolsonaristas smashed a USD 1.5 million painting on the 8th January during the attempted coup in Brasil. The preliminary list of damage includes paintings, sculptures and furniture of “incalculable value for the history they represent”, officials said. It also includes a clock given as a gift by King Louis XIV of France. […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian Fresh strikes have been called by the biggest civil service union in its long-running dispute over jobs, pay and pensions. Members of the Public and Commercial Service union (PCS) at the British Museum will take industrial action in February’s half-term school holiday.. More than 100 members of the museum’s […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper Berlin officials have said there are no plans to return the bust of Nefertiti or the Pergamon Altar to their countries of origin. Lena Kreck, the senator for justice, diversity and anti-discrimination in Berlin, said to the Berlin State Parliament’s legal committee that there were “different […]
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