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Finding connection and purpose at ICOM Prague Conference

Posted on October 17, 2022 (October 17, 2022)

This article was first published by the Museums Association and was written by Antonia Canal, Programme and Engagement Manager at the People’s History Museum and previously the Policy and Campaigns Officer at the Museums Association. This August I had the enormous privilege of joining the International Council of Museums’ (ICOM) triennial conference hosted in Prague. I’d previously […]

ICOM Code of Ethics Consultation Webinar (EN) on Monday 17 October, 13:00 UK time

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 10, 2022)

The ICOM Code of Ethics is being updated! The second round of consultation (survey) closes on 31 October 2022. This webinar on Monday 17 October, 13:00 – 14:00 UK time, offers ICOM members from the UK and around the world the opportunity to participate in the ongoing consultation to revise the Code of Ethics and […]

ALIPH Job Opportunity: Project Manager

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 11, 2022)

ALIPH’s team of project managers is growing! They are looking for a cultural heritage professional specialising in conservation science to join them in Geneva. About the position: Reporting to the Scientific and Programs Director, the Project Manager coordinates grant applications, supports the evaluation process, and monitors funded projects. He or she works collaboratively with other […]

Update on 2023 ICOM membership applications and renewals

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 11, 2022)

We are working hard behind the scenes on the new online ICOM UK membership site. The new system will be integrated into the ICOM UK website. Covid has caused some delays for our developers so we will confirm as soon as we can when the new online site will open for 2023 applications and renewals. […]

ICOM Voices – Historical Awareness and Preservation of Social Memories

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 11, 2022)

We’re back! – Tune in to our second episode of ICOM Voices: Historical awareness and preservation of social memories In this episode, our host Mathieu Viau-Courville talks to Karen Worcman, Director and Founder of the Museum of the Person in Sao Paulo, and Eddie Avila, Director of Rising Voices, about how memories of suffering are […]

Art Fund opens grants scheme to museums for its nature-based Great Escape programme

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 11, 2022)

Art Fund opens grants scheme to museums for its nature-based Great Escape programme. Grants of £500 – £3k are available to individuals, or £24k for consortia. Up to 50% of costs can be to deploy existing staff, and no match funding is needed. Work must take place between 21st November 2022 – 1st May 2023. […]

LGBTQ Art shows around the world

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 12, 2022)

Must-see autumn exhibitions from Miami to Melbourne explore a wide range of themes, including queer motherhood, Afrofuturism, positive indecency and gay history. […]

Heritage destruction and reconstruction in Mosul

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 11, 2022)

Five years have passed since Daesh suffered its defeat in Iraq. During the jihadist occupation, part of Daesh’s strategy was to erase any trace of the history of other cultures, so the cultural, artistic and architectural heritage of Iraq suffered consecutive destruction. Among many other destructions, the attacks on the mosque of Al-Nuri, in Mosul, […]

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss refuses return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece

Posted on October 10, 2022 (October 12, 2022)

UK prime minister Liz Truss has revealed that she opposes a scheme that would see the UK and Greece share possession of the Parthenon marbles that since 1817 have been held by the British Museum. “I don’t support that,” she told television and radio channel GB News, when asked about the plan, suggested in June […]

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Finding connection and purpose at ICOM Prague Conference

ICOM Code of Ethics Consultation Webinar (EN) on Monday 17 October, 13:00 UK time

ALIPH Job Opportunity: Project Manager

Update on 2023 ICOM membership applications and renewals

ICOM Voices – Historical Awareness and Preservation of Social Memories

Art Fund opens grants scheme to museums for its nature-based Great Escape programme

LGBTQ Art shows around the world

Heritage destruction and reconstruction in Mosul

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss refuses return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece