Jemma Jarman, Author at ICOM UK

ICOM–INTERPOL Survey, Assessment of Security Measures in Museums

Posted on April 7, 2026 (April 8, 2026)

This article was first published by ICOM. Museum theft has recently received increased attention within the museum community, the media and the public. In response, in November 2025, ICOM launched a joint operational initiative with INTERPOL that aims to target museums worldwide, support them in strengthening their security systems and strengthen joint efforts to prevent […]

Join Museum Association’s Anti-racism and Decolonisation Steering Group

Posted on April 7, 2026 (April 7, 2026)

This article was first published by the Museums Association. The Anti-racism and Decolonisation Steering Group, supported by the MA, is recruiting two new members. The group meets four times a year, usually online, to consider and advocate for how to take anti-racism and decolonisation forward in the UK museum sector. Please see the group’s terms of […]

National Museums Liverpool turns 40

Posted on April 7, 2026 (April 7, 2026)

This article was first published by National Museums Liverpool. Forty years since the Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order was laid before Parliament (13 February 1986), National Museums Liverpool is inviting visitors to dig, dive and delve into their vast collections, to celebrate four decades of Liverpool’s national museum network. With seven museums and galleries in […]

Cultural sector to receive exemptions from new membership crackdown

Posted on April 7, 2026 (April 7, 2026)

This article was first published by the Museums + Heritage Advisor. New government rules to help consumers more easily exit paid subscriptions and memberships will include exemptions for some charitable cultural and heritage organisations, it has been announced. Last year the government first announced plans designed to make it easier for consumers to exit unwanted […]

Independent Review of Arts Council England: ACE’s Response

Posted on March 31, 2026 (March 31, 2026)

This article was first published by Arts Council England. At the end of last year, the Government published its Independent Review of Arts Council England. ACE’s Response sets out the work we will do to address the feedback you have given and recommendations made. The Government’s Independent Review of Arts Council England, chaired by Baroness Hodge […]

Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum

Posted on March 30, 2026 (March 30, 2026)

This article was first published by The Guardian. Thieves stole paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from a museum in Italy a week ago, police have said. Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with the artworks on the night of 22 March, a police […]

Two new trustees join Collections Trust

Posted on March 30, 2026 (March 30, 2026)

This article was first published by Collections Trust. We’re delighted to welcome two new members to our board of trustees, with the appointment of Dr Paula Granados García and Ruth McKew. Paula Granados García is Head of the Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP) at the British Museum, where she provides strategic leadership, guiding the programme’s implementation, scholarly vision, […]

ALIPH: an initial USD 2 million envelope to urgently safeguard cultural heritage threatened by the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East

Posted on March 30, 2026 (March 30, 2026)

This article was first published by ALIPH (International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage). Geneva, Switzerland, 25 March 2026 – In response to the growing risks on the cultural heritage in the Middle East, ALIPH has adopted an action plan to support the protection of sites and museums in the region. It includes an initial envelope […]

‘Serious reservations’ about proposal to scrap free entry for overseas visitors

Posted on March 30, 2026 (March 30, 2026)

This article was first published by the Museums Association. There are “serious reservations” among some sector leaders over the UK Government’s plans to explore scrapping free entry for overseas visitors to England’s national cultural institutions. The proposal is one of several transformative measures recommended by the Labour peer Margaret Hodge’s review of Arts Council England […]

Author: Jemma Jarman

Posts by Jemma Jarman

ICOM–INTERPOL Survey, Assessment of Security Measures in Museums

Join Museum Association’s Anti-racism and Decolonisation Steering Group

National Museums Liverpool turns 40

Cultural sector to receive exemptions from new membership crackdown

Independent Review of Arts Council England: ACE’s Response

Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum

Two new trustees join Collections Trust

ALIPH: an initial USD 2 million envelope to urgently safeguard cultural heritage threatened by the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East

‘Serious reservations’ about proposal to scrap free entry for overseas visitors