Going Places is a new UK-wide programme that will engage underrepresented audiences with museum collections through collaborative touring exhibitions. Art Fund is currently recruiting consultants for a number of roles to support the programme: Deadline for applications is 24 November 2023. […]
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A new report by the Museums Association captures data about museums and social impact in Northern Ireland. A full version of the report can be downloaded from the MA website. The research looked at four areas of social impact practice: health and wellbeing; placemaking; acting as a space for engagement, reflection and debate; and addressing […]
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, […]
