You can now read the full report from Wrexham Museum / Football Museum for Wales visit to Germany in July 2022 with an ICOM UK – British Council Travel Grant. The report is available to read in the Resources section of the ICOM UK website. […]
Carol Scott, former ICOM UK Chair and current Chair of the Academic and Programming Board ICOM-IMREC, has written this short report for ICOM UK members on the newly published ICOM Strategic Plan 2022-28. The ICOM UK board of trustees/committee, Executive Director and Membership Manager will convene at an away day in November to develop a […]
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There has been some excellent work on queering museum displays and programmes over the last couple of years, but very little on what museums in the UK are doing with their collections data. To try and get a better understanding the state of museum cataloguing for LGBTQ related collections, Arran Rees (Research Associate at the […]
This blog post was written by Mel Bach and first published by European Languages Across Borders: Collections in Germanic, Romance and Slavonic languages at the University of Cambridge. When the Cambridge University Libraries Decolonisation Working Group was set up in September 2020, its members agreed that the group’s terms of reference should include the following: […]
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The Museum and Galleries VAT refund scheme will reopen this autumn for the first time in over three years. The scheme enables museums and galleries who offer free entry to obtain VAT refunds on their expenditure. The scheme was started in 2001 but closed to new applicants in 2018-19. To date, it is estimated to […]
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Date(s): Friday 23 September 2022 Time: 16:00 – 17:30 UK time Location: Online The United Nations (UN) Climate Week provides a platform for organizations and individuals to come together sparking climate action through education, engagement, and collaboration. Museums and cultural institutions have a critical voice in advancing climate action. But how can museums promote awareness through art […]
Today, 20th September 2022, according to Swissinfo[1] Mexico has reported “minor damage” to cultural heritage due to a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. In Colima, where one person was killed by the collapse of a roof, damage was reported to walls of the Regional Museum of History of Colima and the breakage of a dozen small pieces […]
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Call for Papers The Modern Interiors Research Centre, Kingston University, London, UK Conference (Online), Tues 9th May 2023 The Exhibition as Interior Exhibitions have long been studied by scholars in the fields of art, design, and architectural history and cultural studies. They have, for example, been seen as representations of national or global identities; as […]
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It is with great sadness that ICOM UK reflects upon the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. HM Queen Elizabeth II was an avid supporter of the arts and museums across the UK and globally. In her own royal collection are many masterpieces that were generously loaned across the world to allow audiences to […]
