The ICOM Standing Committee on Ethics (ETHCOM) invites ICOM members to attend the series of webinars for a third consultation in the revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. The third consultation opened on June 16, 2023, and will extend until October 31, 2023. It builds upon the results from the first two […]
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Heritage Survey on Sites of Local History: The Case of an Ecomuseum Museum Talk In this talk, our invited speaker Wu Chun-Yun will demonstrate the fascinating case of heritage survey with Daxi Wood Art Ecomuseum (DWAE) in Taoyuan, Taiwan, explaining how the concept of ecomuseum, which has been imported from Europe, is applied pragmatically in […]
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The call for papers for the ICOM UK Student & Emerging Professionals conference has been extended until Wednesday 13 September 2023. The conference will be hosted online on 7 December 2023. We particularly welcome papers looking at the following themes and topics: The submitted papers will be reviewed by considering the following factors: The conference […]
This article was first published by The Guardian. The towering, hand-carved totem pole is being rematriated, not repatriated, and after being put into a sleeping state on Monday the 11-metre (37ft) object will be transported in a military aircraft from its current home in Edinburgh to what is, everyone involved agrees, its true home in Canada. […]
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Date: Thursday 5 OctoberTime: 10:30 – 16:00 (BST)Venue: Online (Zoom) Sharing collections data has too often been seen as a one-way street. As something that takes a lot of effort without much to show for it. This year’s Collections Trust conference explores the transformative benefits for your museum, different users, and the wider sector. The […]
This article was first published by the Museums Association. The University of Oxford and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are to work together to create a centre of excellence for archaeology in West Africa. The research institute will form part of the Pavilion – the first building of MOWAA, which is under construction […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is edging closer to the metaverse in a bid to shake up the museum-going experience. The museum announced today that it has partnered with telecommunications company Verizon to launch Replica, a new app that allows users to engage with art from […]
This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. Iwona Blazwick is the former director of the Whitechapel Gallery in London and now an employee of the Saudi Arabian government, helping build a collection for the new contemporary art museum in the northwestern region of AlUla (her job title is Curatorial Lead, Contemporary Art Museum, […]
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This article was first published by The Korea Herald. The Hanwha Foundation of Culture and the Centre Pompidou in France have officially finalized a deal to establish and operate a Pompidou branch in Seoul, the cultural arm of Hanwha Group said Friday. The announcement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding for a partnership […]
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