Some of our members may have noticed a recent change to the board of ICOM UK. It was announced at the AGM on 17 April, when Maria Blyzinsky handed over the Co-chair baton to Claire Messenger. Stepping seamlessly into the Co-chair role, Claire brings over twenty years of expertise in international collaboration gained from managing […]
ICOM UK members and their colleagues are invited to an online launch of the Ukrainian translation of Supporting Decolonisation in Museums: Focus on Ukraine. Originally written in English, this new translation makes the guide accessible to a wider audience. This ground-breaking publication is the result of an international partnership project, initiated by the Ukrainian Institute and developed in collaboration with ICOM UK, ICOM Ukraine, the Museums Association and supported by the British Council. […]
In 2025, ICOM UK formed a partnership with the British Council to commission an important new piece of research: to explore why and what the UK Museum sector needs to build better, stronger, more equitable and effective connections with its colleagues around the world. The initial outcomes propose the creation of Museum Bridge, a new roadmap for sustainable global museum partnerships. […]
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For its 80th anniversary year, ICOM has chosen the theme ‘Museums Uniting a Divided World’ for International Museum Day on 18 May 2026. This is also in keeping with the theme of this year’s ICOM UK conference, ‘Museum Diplomacy in Action’, held on 16 and 17 April. More than 200 delegates from five continents and at least 20 countries (with live links from Canada and Egypt) converged on Oxford […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. The Natural History Museum has launched Museums for Nature, a programme partnering with museums across the UK to transform their sites, boost biodiversity and engage local communities in nature recovery. The initiative, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will see the museum partner with eight […]
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This article was first published by Arts Professional. Plans for the redevelopment of two Liverpool museums have received substantial backing in the form of a major public investment of £19 million. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS’) funding boost, part of its Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund, will go towards work on the International […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. National Galleries of Scotland – which runs three sites across Edinburgh with plans to open a fourth in the next few years – has made a commitment to put children and young people at the heart of its planning in its new strategic plan. The charity, […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. The University of Cambridge has appointed six new members to the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate, the museum’s governing body. Maria Balshaw, who served as director of Tate from 2017 to 2026, is among the new appointees. She previously held directorships at the Whitworth Gallery at the University […]
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This article was first published by ICOM. The International Council of Museums (ICOM), in partnership with UNESCO, has launched a global survey to better understand how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used across museums worldwide. Institutions of all types and sizes are invited to contribute by completing the online survey by 21 July 2026. First […]
