This article was first published by the Museums Association. Directors and curators at leading cultural institutions around the world have signed a letter in solidarity with the Musée du Louvre after it was robbed of some of its most precious artefacts on Sunday 19 October. British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan, Victoria & Albert Museum head […]
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This article was first published by the Twentieth Century Society. In news broken exclusively by the AJ, C20 Society and other heritage campaigners have voiced alarm after figures showed a leap in ministers rejecting advice to protect historic buildings from the Government’s own statutory advisor. Analysis carried out by the Architects’ Journal using Freedom of Information, showed […]
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This article was first published by MuseumNext. The Natural History Museum in London holds 80 million specimens — and 80 million stories. For decades, these stories lived behind the scenes, accessible only to researchers. Now, they’re being unlocked one pixel at a time. “Globally, natural history collections hold some 1.1 billion objects,” said Jennifer Pullar, […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. A sculpture by the artist Topher Campbell, commissioned by Tate Modern as part of an installation which aimed to create a space for Black Queer expression and creativity, faces destruction if a new home cannot be found for it by the end of October. My Body Is […]
This article was written by The British Library. Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations, a how-to guide for all who are planning to embark on a scholarly digitisation project was published in 2018 by Open Book Publishers. The book was written by Patrick Sutherland, Adam Farquhar, Jody Butterworth and Andrew Pearson. Tailored to […]
Held every three years, the ICOM General Conference is a global event in the museum field, bringing together thousands of professionals from all over the world to shape the future of museums through dialogue, exchange, and collaboration. ICOM Dubai 2025 conference will be hybrid, enabling global participation. Visionary speakers, including renowned museum professionals and cultural […]
We invite you to take part in a short survey, commissioned by ICOM UK and the British Council, as part of our research project to explore a potential “matchmaking” service to make connections between UK and international museums. Whether you lead, work with, in, or collaborate alongside museums of any size or focus, your input to this study would be […]
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The 2026 ICOM UK conference “Museum Diplomacy in Action” will take place on 16 and 17 April 2026 in Oxford, UK. This conference will explore the unique position of museums as powerful cultural diplomats in an uncertain world. Showcasing globally-engaged practice from around the world, the conference will share practical examples of how museums can engage […]
This article was first published by Art Fund. Art Fund, in collaboration with THE HERDS and the Design Museum, have published a toolkit with practical guidance on environmental responsibility for museum learning professionals. Every job is a climate job. Your example will inspire others. From finding language that resonates with local audiences, to thinking about the […]
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