Author: ICOM Admin

We are delighted to confirm that from 4 April 2022, ICOM members will be able to book online and use their free ticket, together with their ICOM card, to visit exhibitions at Tate. Booking will be subject to availability and therefore, unfortunately, there will be no reciprocal tickets available for Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Rooms.  As […]

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake research on the Museums and Galleries Tax Relief (MGTR). Qualitative research was carried out in 2020 with 35 organisations that were eligible for Museum and Gallery Exhibition Tax Relief (MGTR). The research explored the experiences of organisations, barriers to uptake, and why some are not […]

Read More… from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake research on the Museums and Galleries Tax Relief (MGTR)

Below is a link to download the latest PDF coronavirus bulletin from DCMS for the museums and galleries sector, containing links to government information and advice, including: New guidance outlines free COVID-19 tests will continue to be available to help protect specific groups now that free testing for the general public has ended. Plans in […]

Read More… from DCMS Museums and Galleries Sector Coronavirus Bulletin 4 April 22

Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston has launched a call for the UK’s next nominations for UNESCO World Heritage Status. Open to sites in the UK, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, nominations are reviewed every ten years and is a chance for sites to receive international recognition for the important role they have played in the world’s […]

Read More… from Search launched for the next UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

This article was first published by The Guardian. The 20th-century philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer considered the encounter between the viewer and a work of art to be a dynamic relationship. Meeting a work of art made in the past involves a jolt, a reaction, an actual event, in the present. Coming across the same work of […]

Read More… from The Guardian view on museums and communities: shaping the future