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‘We are fighting for our culture’: Ukrainian artists head to Venice Biennale

Posted on April 25, 2022 (June 14, 2022)

This article was first published by The Guardian. “Russia’s idea is to eliminate Ukraine – and to eliminate Ukrainian culture. If it has no culture, Ukraine does not exist.” That was the sentiment that compelled Pavlo Makov, the official Ukrainian artist at the 59th Venice Biennale, to head to Italy to install his exhibition. Makov and his team, including […]

Iraqi Women, Art and War (IWAW) exhibition ’Of Ordinary Things’ at the Museum of Oxford

Posted on April 25, 2022 (April 26, 2022)

This article was first published by Asylum Welcome. Introducing Rana “When I arrived in 2003, it took me a while to find a way back to my identity” imparts Rana Ibrahim over a cup of English breakfast tea matched with a Klecha, Iraq’s famed date-stuffed biscuit. “Everything was new. Language was a barrier … my […]

Online toolkit helps museums embrace digital technology

Posted on April 25, 2022 (April 20, 2022)

The online toolkit Digital Culture Compass supports museums and other heritage organisations to integrate digital technology into their work. The Charter outlines digital best practices and the Tracker allows organisations to assess their approach to digital technology and develop plans for future work. The Charter, which is available as a pdf download, assists in shaping your approach […]

List of current needs of Ukrainian museums

Posted on April 19, 2022 (June 14, 2022)

This article was first published on the NEMO website on 24 March 2022 The Heritage Rescue Emergency Initiative (HERI) has collected information on the most pressing needs of museums and museum professionals in Ukraine. NEMO encourages people and organisation able to donate to consider donating to HERI which will make sure that the funds are […]

Update on ICOM Museum Definition Consultation 4

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 19, 2022)

Thank you to all of the ICOM UK members who took part in Consultation 4 of the ICOM Museum Definition consultation process. Out of the five definitions to choose from, ICOM UK members selected the following definition as their most preferred option: A museum is a permanent, not-for-profit institution, accessible to the public and of […]

Glasgow museums to return 49 looted objects—including Benin bronzes—in biggest restitution in Scottish history

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 20, 2022)

This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. Glasgow City Council in Scotland has voted to return 17 Benin bronze artefacts from the city’s museum collections to Nigeria in one of the largest ever repatriation agreements approved by a UK institution. The council also voted to return 25 Native American items from the Lakota […]

Developing Community-Led Queer Programming

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 20, 2022)

Developing Community-Led Queer Programming, 28 June 2022, Museum of London Discover how to create award-winning, community-led tours and event specific museum programming with Dan Vo. Inclusion and outreach are essential to museum futures, and queer visitors are an important and crucial audience that must be catered to. This workshop will give participants the ability to […]

Some of the World’s Biggest Galleries and Museums Rallied to Preserve 200,000 Acres of Rainforest in Peru

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 20, 2022)

This article was first published by ARTnews. Some of the art world’s biggest galleries and museums, including David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, and the Guggenheim in New York, have teamed up to preserve 200,000 acres of endangered rainforest in Peru. The sustainability collective Galleries Commit announced on Instagram Tuesday that the area, called the Chuyapi-Urusayhua Regional Conservation, is now […]

Artist Sonia Boyce: ‘Paintings are not born on walls’

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 20, 2022)

This article was first published by The Guardian. The first black female artist to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale reflects on a career challenging the racial and sexual bias behind what art hangs in galleries – and around in our memories. Who gets to decide what goes on the walls of our museums? That […]

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‘We are fighting for our culture’: Ukrainian artists head to Venice Biennale

Iraqi Women, Art and War (IWAW) exhibition ’Of Ordinary Things’ at the Museum of Oxford

Online toolkit helps museums embrace digital technology

List of current needs of Ukrainian museums

Update on ICOM Museum Definition Consultation 4

Glasgow museums to return 49 looted objects—including Benin bronzes—in biggest restitution in Scottish history

Developing Community-Led Queer Programming

Some of the World’s Biggest Galleries and Museums Rallied to Preserve 200,000 Acres of Rainforest in Peru

Artist Sonia Boyce: ‘Paintings are not born on walls’