This article was first published by the Museums Association. National museum directors and sector leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to rule out admission charges for overseas visitors to England’s national collections. At an event hosted by Art Fund and the Cultural Policy Unit at Tate Liverpool last night, the culture secretary Lisa Nandy announced […]
Renew your ICOM UK membership for 2027 Renewals for existing ICOM UK members open tomorrow, Thursday 1 October. Membership runs annually from 1 January to 31 December, so renewing early means you can enjoy the full year of benefits, including access to a global network of more than 60,000 museum professionals in nearly 140 countries […]
Call for Proposals: ICOM UK 2027 Annual Conference Gwydnwch/Resilience: Museums Adapting to Change in a Complex World 29-30 April 2027, National Museum Cardiff How are museums anticipating, absorbing and adapting to the pressures of a complex world? Next April, ICOM UK’s Annual Conference heads to Cardiff to find out, and we’re looking for practical stories, […]
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Claire Magill ACR, Regional Conservator for Northern Ireland at the National Trust, a recipient of ICOM UK’s Bursary Scheme, reflects on her time at the 21st ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Oslo this year. ICOM UK’s Bursary Scheme is open to members who are interested in attending any international event or activity related to the museum […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. In an industry with few regulations, the art world has a peculiar obsession with climate control. Based on research from the 1970s intended to provide temperature and relative humidity ranges for museums in London, the guidelines became the status quo across the industry. For decades, professionals […]
This article was first published by Cultural Emergency Response. What is it? The manual is a practical guide and workshop toolkit designed to help heritage professionals strengthen their proposal writing and fundraising skills. Developed by Cultural Emergency Response (CER) and the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute–Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (MCI-SCRI), it offers step-by-step guidance, exercises, worksheets, […]
This article was first published by the Heritage Education Trust. Lincoln Bishop University is delighted to announce 29 winners of this year’s Sandford Award, as the Heritage Education Trust celebrates 40 years of championing high quality heritage learning through the award. The recipients include industrial museums, medieval and Anglo-Saxon heritage sites, working railways, literary […]
This article was first published by the Museums Association. The next round of National Portfolio Organisation funding will feature “significant changes”, according to information released this week by Arts Council England (ACE). The changes to NPO funding for the five years from April 2028 follow ACE’s new Strategic Framework, which was published in May in […]
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This article was first published by MuseumNext. 21 – 22 October 2026 Getting people to make something is harder than it looks. Handing real creative control to a group of teenagers. Building an adult programme that survives the next budget round. Making a touring exhibition feel like it belongs to your city. Reaching the people […]
