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Helping Hands: Harnessing the Power of Volunteers

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This article was first published by Museums Association. 17 September 2025, 11.00-16.15Online, Zoom Volunteering in museums and galleries takes many different forms, from front of house, events and learning and engagement roles, through to behind-the-scenes activities such as cataloguing, gardening, fundraising and much more. Whether your museum is struggling to recruit and retain volunteers or wants […]

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London’s Design Museum to expand, overhaul Permanent Gallery

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This article was first published by blooloop. The Design Museum in London has announced plans for an ambitious expansion and overhaul of its permanent gallery in time for its 40th anniversary in 2029. For the project, the Design Museum has been awarded £267,249 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which means it can start a process of community, audience and […]

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Kids in Museums Autumn Training Programme

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This article was first published by Kids in Museums. A new season of Kids in Museums online training is now live The session on creating effective museum visual stories is back, alongside webinars on engaging families for relevant programming and effectively welcoming Deaf children, young people, and families. They bring together leading experts in their field […]

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Museums Association- Draft Code of Ethics 2025

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This article was first published by the Museums Association. “The Code of Ethics provides a framework for the practical application of ethical considerations to our everyday work in museums and reflects a contract of trust between museums and the public. The code is for you, your colleagues and your communities. UK museums are not homogeneous. Funding […]

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Bristol Museum returns 33 objects via Australian repatriation programme

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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery has formally returned 33 objects to the Larrakia People of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, as part of the Australian Government’s Return of Cultural Heritage programme. The objects, comprising spears, spear throwers and a club collected in the late 19th and early 20th […]

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Museum Mutuals: Keeping it Real – Expanding on “European Realities” and the Practicalities of Co-Producing

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This article was first published by the Agency of International Museum Cooperation. 16 September 2025, 3-4 pm CEST, Online In conversation with Anja Richter (Museum Gunzenhauser – Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Germany), Kadi Polli (Kumu Art Museum, Estonia), and Maite van Dijk (Museum MORE, Netherlands) Five years in the making, the exhibition “European Realities”, which was on view […]

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ICOM UK supports the British Council after Kyiv missile strike

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ICOM UK is shocked by last week’s missile strike on the British Council and European Union office buildings in Kyiv. A British Council security guard was injured and required treatment in hospital; we understand from conversation with our British Council partners that all other staff in the city are safe. ICOM UK has worked closely […]

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Have you updated your ICOM member information lately?

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Have you updated your member profile lately? By keeping your profile up-to-date, you’ll be the first to hear about ICOM UK’s membership opportunities and events, as well as hearing all the latest news from the international museums sector. You can update your details by logging into the membership portal and accessing the Dashboard. If you […]

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MuseumsCamp 2025: The Future of Museums

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This article was first published by MuseumsCamp. MuseumsCamp is an in-person event held at the Birmingham & Midland Institute to bring together people interested in museums and collections to share ideas, opportunities and network. The event will be run in the style of an unconference / open space conference. This means that the attendees will […]

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