Joe Traynor, Head of Museum Development at Museums Galleries Scotland, talks to us about the first National Survey for Scotland’s museums and galleries in 20 years. I wonder how many of us remember the National Audit of Scotland’s museums and galleries published in 2002. Peering through the mists of time, it is something I dimly […]
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At the 2022 NEMO European Museum Conference Innovation begins within – Resilient museums in times of disruption we will explore how museums can become more innovative, agile and flexible in a fast-changing and challenging world. How can innovation be a structural component of museum operations? No one can be sure of the future, but does that mean that […]
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This article was first published by NEMO. The Association of Danish Museums recently announced an initiative running from 2022 to 2025 that will help Danish museums in their transition towards greener operations. With 5.8 million Danish Krone (780 000 euro), funded by the Augustinus Fonden, the Association has launched the ambitious “Green Museum Academy”. The Green […]
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This article was first published by the Evening Standard. This week marks 125 years since the first Tate gallery — Tate Britain (known initially as The National Gallery of British Art) — opened on the marshy foundations of what had once been the largest prison in Europe. The then Chancellor of the Exchequer declared “a new palace […]
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What is the opportunity? This is a call to researchers at UK universities to partner with us to propose essays for our Cultural Relations Collection – with the chance to win four essay prizes of £1,000 each, reach a broad public audience and engage stakeholders beyond the academic research community. We are strongly committed to gaining insights from […]
This article was first published by MuseumNext. Stories are universal. We all read, watch and listen to them. We all tell them. Stories are part of what makes us human. In fact, stories are so ubiquitous, we often don’t think about what makes a good story, or question why stories matter in the first place. […]
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Please save the date for the ICOM UK 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place online on Thursday 1 September 2022 from 17:00 – 18:30. The 2022 AGM will comprise of 30 minutes of ICOM UK AGM business, followed by updates from the ICOM Prague 2022 Conference, and an opportunity to discuss key […]
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This article was first published by the Leader. A £45,000 development grant has been awarded to progress plans for the Museum of Two Halves – the Football Museum for Wales by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Wrexham Council says the award offers them the ‘opportunity to secure a further grant of over £2 million’ to complete the […]
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This webinar aims to showcase examples of sustainable development initiatives in African museums. Organized by ICOM-WGS as part of an ongoing series on the role of museums in sustainable development, the session brings together four museum professionals from different countries in Africa to exchange and present their initiatives and their contributions to sustainable local development. […]
