This article was written by Kristina Broughton, Strategic Director of ICOM UK. This article is part of our coverage of ICOM’s 2025 General Conference. For someone who has worked in the UK museums sector for 15+ years but never, until recently, internationally, attending the world’s biggest museum conference was not even on my radar until […]
On 11-17 November, the city of Dubai in the UAE hosted ICOM’s 27th General Conference; ‘The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities’. The conference was structured around three core thematic days; Preserve, Adapt, and Catalyse. This framing positioned the conference to explore how museums can effectively Preserve authentic cultural narratives and heritage during times […]
This article was first published by UCL. A SSEES Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia panel discussion– 08 Dec 2025, 18:00 – 20:00 How do cultural organisations in the UK engage with the new cultural discourse of decolonisation that has gained momentum in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine? What does ‘decolonisation’ mean in this context […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor. Union members who work at the Tate Galleries are set to stage a week of strike action in a dispute over pay. Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members who work at Tate Galleries have voted to walk out by a margin of 98% on […]
This article was first published by Museums Association. The search is on for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026. The national art charity is seeking applications from any UK museum, gallery, historic house, library or archive, whatever their scale, for “outstanding and inspiring projects” between autumn 2024 and winter 2025. The winning museum […]
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This article was first published by Art Newspaper. Visitors can watch a conservator at work on one of the great unfinished paintings of the 20th century, as part of a new exhibition at the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham, where the artist spent most of his life. Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta, which occupied Spencer […]
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This article as first published by BBC News. The Museum of Carpet, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, has operated for 13 years and houses an extensive collection of objects, archives, books and photographs relating to 300 years of carpet history. Geoffrey Gilbert, chair of the Carpet Museum Trust announced the closure on Tuesday and said revenue could […]
This article was first published by Museums Association. There’s a growing gap between what visitors expect from their experience and what cultural attractions are delivering, a new report has found. Curating Connection: Transforming Visitor Engagement in the Cultural Sector was produced by the digital experience agency Manifesto and explores how visitors engage with cultural attractions. Based […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. The British Museum has ended a controversial sponsorship deal with a Japanese tobacco firm after reports that the government had raised questions about the deal, which some critics said was “deeply troubling”. The Guardian understands that the museum’s board chose to not renew the 15-year partnership with Japan Tobacco International (JTI), […]
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