This article was first published by UNESCO. UNESCO expresses its grave concern over the increasing threats affecting the World Heritage site ‘Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’, following the attack on 10 June 2025 by the Russian Federation. This damage occurred amidst a surge of attacks on numerous Ukrainian cities, resulting in […]
This article was first published by Garland Magazine. While Amer Shomali describes the dramatic rescue of three dresses from Rafah, Sunbula reports on the current state of embroiderers in Gaza and Rachel Dedman reflects on a touring exhibition of tatreez from the Palestinian Museum. On October 28th, the museum was bombed and totally destroyed. The […]
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This article was first published by UNESCO. On 21 May 2025, UNESCO and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) formalized a strengthened partnership by signing by signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The agreement, endorsed by UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Ernesto R. Ottone and ICOM President Emma Nardi, marks a renewed commitment […]
Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, is pleased to announce a new exhibition celebrating 20 Years of UK Black Pride at the museum in Granary Square, Kings Cross, London. Curated in collaboration with UK Black Pride and their founder Phyll OpokuGyimah (Lady Phyll), this exhibition chronicles the movement’s evolution from a small […]
ICOM UK’s Annual General Meeting is taking place online on Friday 11 July 2025. Members are invited to attend and further details can be found on the website. The meeting will be followed by a talk by Hanna Pennock, Chair of the ICOM Decolonisation Working Group about how ICOM members and national committees can get […]
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Museum Talk- So Millennial! Exploring intergenerational interactions in museum workplaces This talk will share Miranda’s current research as part of a Clore Leadership Fellowship exploring both intergenerational learning and intergenerational dissonance within the museum and wider cultural workforce, and what models/approaches would help us productively build trust, learn, challenge and share across generations. The talk […]
This article was first published by The Commonwealth Heritage Forum. The Commonwealth Heritage Forum is presenting a compelling series of talks exploring the built heritage across the Commonwealth that has been abandoned or lost due to war, natural disasters, climate change, or neglect. While some of these sites have been irretrievably lost, others are the […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. 7-9 October 2025Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru – St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff Museums and their collections and stories belong to everyone, and all communities have the right to representation, participation and agency. Belonging is not just a principle but a basic human right. […]
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This article was first published by the Archives & Records Association. The 2025 Archives and Records Association’s first ever hybrid Conference will be held in Bristol in 2025. The theme for our conference will be ‘Next Generation: Innovation and Imagination in Record Keeping‘. We live in a challenging world and in difficult times, but adversity […]
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