The 2024 ICOM UK Conference will take place at the Ulster Museum in Belfast on Friday 12 April and Saturday 13 April. More details on the partners involved, the conference programme (Fri 12 April), tours (Sat 13 April) and how ICOM UK members can book discounted tickets will be announced in due course. In the […]
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This article was first published by Blooloop. London’s V&A has announced an agreement with Yemen to research and look after four ancient objects before they can be returned to the country. The four ancient carved funerary stones, which date from the second half of the first millennium BC, were found by the Metropolitan Police in a shop […]
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This article was first published by NEMO. Results from a Eurobarometer published on 20 July 2023, shows that a huge majority of European citizens (93%) believe that climate change is a serious problem facing the world. According to the results, over half of those surveyed (58%) think that the transition to a green economy should be speeded […]
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Join AIM Director, Lisa Ollerhead, on 11 October to hear a summary of the state of the sector survey results and what this means for AIM’s focus in the coming months. Taking place online, this session is free to attend and open to everyone, you don’t have to be an AIM member to come along. […]
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Going Places is a new UK-wide programme that will engage underrepresented audiences with museum collections through collaborative touring exhibitions. Currently in development, Going Places will establish five networks of small to mid-sized museums, with each network producing two touring exhibitions over five years (2025-2030). Local communities will be involved in shaping exhibition themes and outreach […]
This article was first published by Museums and Heritage. A dementia awareness programme led by National Museums Liverpool is expanding its companion app to support people in the LGBTQ+ community living with dementia. National Museums Liverpool’s ‘House of Memories’ programme offers training, access to resources, and museum-based activities to enable carers to provide care for […]
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In collaboration with ICOM-Germany, ICOM Zambia and the Livingstone Museum, a 20 days study visit is being organised during the month of September 2023. For this second part of the programme, one museum professional from Germany will collaborate on-site with the Livingstone Museum in Zambia. The objective, as it was for the first part of the programme, […]
Arts Council England (ACE) has two vacancies in the Museums and Cultural Property Team. Manager, Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) – deadline for applications is 26 September 2023. Senior Manager, Cultural Property Policy Advice – deadline for applications is 8 October 2023. […]
Facet Publishing’s Museum and Galleries Essentials series continues with Delivering the Visitor Experience by Rachel Mackay. This complete guide explores exactly what it takes to create an unforgettable visitor experience, the nuts and bolts of leading front-facing teams and how to advocate for the development of a visitor-focussed museum. Coverage includes: Whether running a long-established […]
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📣We are happy to announce that the 2024 ICOM UK Conference will take place at the Ulster Museum in Belfast on Friday 12 April and Saturday 13 April.
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2024 ICOM UK Conference in Belfast - save the date! - ICOM UK
The 2024 ICOM UK Conference will take place at the Ulster Museum in Belfast on Friday 12 April and Saturday 13...
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UNESCO has added sites from Kyiv and L’viv, in Ukraine, to the List of World Heritage in Danger, due to the threat of destruction posed by the war with Russia.
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Ukraine: UNESCO sites of Kyiv and L’viv are inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee considers that “optimal conditions are no longer met to fully guarantee the pr...
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Several Unesco World Heritage sites have been severely damaged by the recent earthquake in Morocco. The Tinmel mosque in the High Atlas Mountains is feared to have been almost completely destroyed.
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Morocco earthquake leaves key heritage sites severely damaged
Affected sites include the Tinmel mosque in the High Atlas Mountains, which is feared to have been almost completely destroyed
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