Jemma Jarman, Author at ICOM UK

Three dresses rescued from Rafah: Palestinian culture hangs by a thread

Posted on June 30, 2025 (June 27, 2025)

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 […]

UNESCO and ICOM strengthen together global museum collaboration to safeguard cultural heritage

Posted on June 30, 2025 (June 27, 2025)

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 […]

20 Years of UK Black Pride at Queer Britain

Posted on June 30, 2025 (June 27, 2025)

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 Annual General Meeting- 11 July 2025

Posted on June 23, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

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 […]

ICOM UK S&EP Museum Talk June Event

Posted on June 23, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

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 […]

Lost/Abandoned Places across the Commonwealth

Posted on June 23, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

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 […]

Museums Association Conference 2025: Perthyn – Belonging

Posted on June 23, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

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. […]

2025 Annual Conference of the ARCHIVES & RECORDS Association

Posted on June 23, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

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 […]

Art Fund Curators Programme at Frieze Masters

Posted on June 23, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

This article was first published by Art Fund. Together with Frieze and the National Gallery Subject Specialist Network: European Paintings pre-1900, Art Fund is delighted to offer 10 fully funded places for UK regional curators, alongside 5 international counterparts, to attend a two-day programme exploring the subject of transhistorical exhibition making. Working in partnership with […]

Author: Jemma Jarman

Posts by Jemma Jarman

Three dresses rescued from Rafah: Palestinian culture hangs by a thread

UNESCO and ICOM strengthen together global museum collaboration to safeguard cultural heritage

20 Years of UK Black Pride at Queer Britain

ICOM UK Annual General Meeting- 11 July 2025

ICOM UK S&EP Museum Talk June Event

Lost/Abandoned Places across the Commonwealth

Museums Association Conference 2025: Perthyn – Belonging

2025 Annual Conference of the ARCHIVES & RECORDS Association

Art Fund Curators Programme at Frieze Masters