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Summary of the ICOM Prague 2022 Conference by Christian Baars, Co-Chair of ICOM UK

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

This is personal summary of the Prague 2022 Conference by Christian Baars, Co-Chair of ICOM UK. The 2022 ICOM conference, held in Prague 20 – 28 August 2022, was delivered in hybrid format for the first time. Physically in attendance were 2,500 delegates from around the world, 130 of whom had travelled from the UK. […]

2023 ICOM UK membership applications and renewals

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

As part of the redesign of the ICOM UK website that took place earlier this year, we have been working hard behind the scenes with WeDigMedia to develop a new ICOM UK membership site. We are now at the testing stage and will shortly announce when in the second half of October the new site […]

AIM Cost of Living Survey Results and Next Steps

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

The results of AIM’s recent survey of the independent sector highlighted the difficulties facing museums as inflation and energy prices surge whilst visitor numbers continue to lag behind projections. Whilst resilience and reserves are supporting some museums through this tempestuous economic period in the short-term, the survey underscores a need by many for support that […]

The government has launched the Energy Bill Relief Scheme

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

Through a new government Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the government will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers (including all UK businesses, the voluntary sector like charities and the public sector such as schools and hospitals) whose current gas and electricity prices have been significantly inflated in light of global […]

Collections Trust publish new guidance to help museums ‘rethink cataloguing’

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor. The Collections Trust has updated guidance for UK collection management standard Spectrum, with the aim of encouraging a more inclusive approach. The updated Spectrum 5.1 includes revisions made in a “bid to address the ‘gatekeeper’ mentality that can be a barrier to opening up collections […]

Apply for an ICOM UK Bursary

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

The ICOM UK Bursary is a designated fund operated by ICOM UK to provide grants for ICOM UK members to attend ICOM General Conferences, meetings of ICOM International Committees (subject specialist groups) and other conferences with a demonstrable international remit. Who is eligible to apply? Individual members of ICOM UK who have not received an […]

UNESCO meeting discusses threats to cultural heritage

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

This article was first published by ARY News. Unequal access to new technologies, illicit trafficking and other threats to cultural heritage were among the issues on the agenda for international culture ministers who met last week in Mexico. Representatives of around 160 UNESCO member states were participating in the three-day World Conference on Cultural Policies […]

Former Dallas Contemporary director Peter Doroshenko to take the helm of New York’s Ukrainian Museum

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. The Ukrainian Museum, an arts and historical institution in Manhattan’s Ukrainian Village, has named Peter Doroshenko as its new director. Born in Chicago to Ukrainian immigrant parents, Doroshenko spent the last 11 years as director of the Dallas Contemporary in Dallas, Texas, and in addition to holding […]

Russia to take over Ukrainian museum collections as formal annexation plans announced

Posted on October 3, 2022 (October 3, 2022)

This article was first published in The Art Newspaper. It was written by Sophia Kishkovsky and published on 29 September 2022. Dozens of Ukrainian museums are set to be appropriated by Russia tomorrow as President Vladimir Putin plans to sign a decree annexing four occupied regions, the Kremlin has announced. Earlier this week referendums on […]

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Summary of the ICOM Prague 2022 Conference by Christian Baars, Co-Chair of ICOM UK

2023 ICOM UK membership applications and renewals

AIM Cost of Living Survey Results and Next Steps

The government has launched the Energy Bill Relief Scheme

Collections Trust publish new guidance to help museums ‘rethink cataloguing’

Apply for an ICOM UK Bursary

UNESCO meeting discusses threats to cultural heritage

Former Dallas Contemporary director Peter Doroshenko to take the helm of New York’s Ukrainian Museum

Russia to take over Ukrainian museum collections as formal annexation plans announced