This article was first published by ICOM. Armenia is a country that has been affected by both natural disasters and armed conflicts. Initiated by ICOM Armenia, ICOM supported the organisation of a training course for museum professionals from the region. The damages that have affected museums and their collections during the earthquakes, the war for […]
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This article was first published by msn. London’s Natural History Museum and Cambridge University have said that they are ready to co-operate with Zimbabwe to return human remains that were taken in the colonial era. The fresh statements come after a delegation from Zimbabwe held talks with officials from both institutions. The Zimbabweans are looking […]
This article was first published by AIM. AIM spoke to Ameeta Lodhia, Business Development Manager, Museum of the Order of St John to uncover how the team set up an Escape Room, opening up new markets in their Clerkenwell neighbourhood in London. Someone has been leaking parliamentary debates to The Gentleman’s Magazine, a treasonable offence! […]
This article was first published by NEMO. In a report issued by the Dutch Museums Association on 12 September 2022, it is clear that the visitor numbers have dropped further in 2021 compared to 2020. Considering the discouraging development, the Dutch MA calls on governments to adequately support museums to break a downward spiral, to […]
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Check the Arts Council England website for the full list of items currently under temporary export defferal. […]
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This article was first published by NEMO. At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2022, Vasyl Rozhko from the Heritage Rescue Emergency Initiative (HERI) delivered a video message from Ukraine about the current situation for museum professionals and the important work that HERI is carrying out to protect cultural heritage from the war. NEMO has supported HERI […]
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The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums is a fundamental document, defining standards of principled conduct for museums and museum professionals worldwide. It provides a unifying framework for the profession and guides the field. Originally created and adopted as the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics by ICOM’s membership in 1986, it was updated in 2001 and revised and adopted […]
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ICOM UK in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute London, Ukrainian Institute in Kyiv and ICOM Ukraine presents a series of online lunchtime discussions about the destruction of global cultural heritage and how museum and heritage professionals can help. The series consists of three talks that focus on the war in Ukraine where cultural heritage is […]
This summary and links were first published by AIM. Following the recent announcement of support for energy bills for businesses and charities, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) together with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is seeking to collate individual organisation-level information to help the government further understand […]
