This article was first published by artnet. An Oxford scholar has come up with a clever way to solve the ongoing dispute over the Parthenon Marbles that would leave everyone happy. Roger Michel, who runs a team at the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA), says he can make a replica of the famed statues using a 3D […]
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Between 12-16 September 2022, the Natural History Museum will be hosting Generation Hope: Act for the Planet a programme of free events creating in partnership with young people across the world including Mitzi Jonelle Tan, Elizabeth Wathuti, Disha Ravi, Larissa Pinto Moraes and Daphne Frias. Taking place before the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference and the COP15 […]
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This article was first published by M+H Advisor. The Brunel Museum will embark on a new programme to support young women in engineering, following the receipt of funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund. The project, ‘Sophia’s story’ takes its inspiration from Sophia Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s older sister. The museum said she was a […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is returning a group of lifesize terracotta statues, dating back to between 350 and 300BC, and four other objects to Rome after an investigation concluded the relics had been stolen and smuggled out of Italy. The three statues, known as Orpheus and […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. A lost Banksy piece originally spray painted to protest against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank has resurfaced in a Tel Aviv gallery, sparking debate over the role of public art and the legality of removing cultural artefacts from occupied land. Slingshot Rat, a stencil painting, appeared on a concrete […]
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This article was first published by the Evening Standard. The Museum of London could make history by becoming the first museum in the capital offering visitors water from its own spring. Builders working on the site of the new £337 million museum in West Smithfield, which is due to open in 2026, found the previously unknown freshwater spring […]
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This article was first published by the Global Times. Carrying the genes and spirit of a nation, cultural relics and heritages are irreplaceable resources for a thriving civilization. A huge number of Chinese relics have become more popular over the past 10 years and allowed people from around the world to get to know Chinese […]
For the first time in ICOM’s history, you will be able to follow the ICOM General Conference and meet other participants online, from your home… or from anywhere! The design for the hybrid 2022 ICOM General Conference format includes a digital dimension to the traditional in-person event, ensuring all participants an equal opportunity to attend, in […]
The 2022 ICOM UK Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place online (Zoom) on Thursday 1 September 2022, 17:00 – 18:30 UK time. The AGM agenda is now on the ICOM UK website and the papers will be added over the next two weeks. The Zoom link will be sent to members on 18 August, with […]
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