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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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. The British Museum’s Pink Ball fundraising gala on Saturday was disrupted when a climate protestor took to the stage during a speech by the museum’s chair of trustees, George Osborne. More than 800 guests attended the £2000–per–ticket event, including the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Mayor of […]
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This article was first published by the V&A. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, cultural institutions around the world have become more aware of the long-standing attempts at erasure and appropriation of Ukrainian identity, as well as the need to better situate Ukrainian cultural heritage within the complex history of colonial dynamics in Eastern Europe. However […]
Manchester Museum invites families to come face-to-face with one of the most famous dinosaurs of all time Visitors will come face-to-face with a magnificent, fossilised Triceratops skull, as part of a fun, family-friendly experience that will reveal how this three-horned giant lived, what it ate and how it survived battles with predators like the mighty […]
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This article was first published by The Government of Netherlands. The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities. Gouke Moes, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, presented a letter to the Indonesian minister Fadli Zon (Culture) announcing this decision. The collection is currently […]
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This article was first published by National Museums Liverpool. Location: Online or Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool, United Kingdom L3 1DGDate and time: 20 November 2025, 9.30am to 4.30pm / 21 November 2025 9am to 1.15pm The Transatlantic Slavery and Legacies in Museums Forum is delighted to announce that we will be hosting a Symposium at […]
This article was first published by Museums Computer Group. Friday December 5 2025, 9am – 5pm, Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum, Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG In many ways it is a golden time for digital creativity. Thanks to many tools we are able to process more data than ever and create images and videos that […]
Evelyn Earl, former Assistant Curator of the Chitra Collection at UCL and recipient of ICOM UK’s Bursary Scheme, reflects on her time at The Summer Institute for Netherlandish Art. ICOM UK’s Bursary Scheme is open to members who are interested in attending any international event or activity related to the museum and heritage sector. ICOM UK Membership […]
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Participate in the Global Webinar on the Revision of ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums! The Standing Committee of Ethics (ETHCOM) invites all ICOM members to the Global webinar on the Revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics on 6 October 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00 (CEST). You are invited to learn more on the third draft […]
