This article was first published by The Exhibitions Group. This virtual training takes place over 2 x online sessions: 13:00 – 16:00 Thursday 26 June 2025 13:00 – 16:00 Thursday 3 July 2025 This live virtual training guides participants through the complete lending and borrowing process when borrowing from UK public museums and galleries. The […]
That’s the question that ICOM UK and the British Council have jointly commissioned a new research project to explore. We want to find ways for museums in the UK to build stronger, more inclusive, and more effective international connections. The core aim of the project is to develop a cost-effective, sustainable mechanism that connects individuals […]
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As part of ICOM’s ongoing efforts to modernise services and enhance member engagement, they are exploring innovative digital solutions that will help shape the future of ICOM. ICOM is exploring the development of a digital membership card—the ICOM e-card and mobile application. This card would complement the physical card, simplify card management for committees, and […]
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ICOM’s International Committee for Museum Management (INTERCOM), along with partner committees ICOMON, ICOM ARAB, ICOM SEE, IMREC, ICOM UK, ICOM France and Museum Leadership House, invites participants of the ICOM Dubai Conference to submit proposals for presentations regarding the two main parts of the INTERCOM sessions. Theme 1: ‘The Future of Museums in a Rapidly […]
This article was first published by ICOM CC. For nearly 40 years the Leather and Related Materials Group (one of the Working Groups of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation – ICOM CC), have been gathering every three years to share and disseminate research and developments essential to advancing the conservation and care […]
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This article was first published by Arts Council England. Arts and culture are integral to this government’s vision for the future and play an important part in the stories we tell about who we are as a nation. Theatres, grassroots music venues, galleries and arts organisations across the country take great care to house these […]
This article was first published by Collections Trust. Date: 2 October 2025, Online (Zoom webinar), 10:00-16:00 BST There are many issues facing those who work with collections that seem utterly impossible to address, especially when budgets are stretched as never before. Inventory backlogs dating back decades. Collections that cannot develop because the stores are full and […]
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This article was written in response to Why museums matter: The creative industries’ untapped resource- Art Fund. The government has made it clear that economic growth is a major priority in its upcoming Spending Review, Industrial Strategy and Creative Industries Growth Plan, with the creative industries identified as one of the eight growth-driving sectors. The […]
This article was first published by the National Trust. A giant issue with coins has emerged at the Giant’s Causeway, where a ritual by tourists to wedge coins into the cracks in the basalt rock columns of the Causeway is causing damage to the World Heritage Site. With removal of coins expected to cost more […]
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