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ICOM-CC Event “Leather Conservation for Today” 30-31 October

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An ICOM-CC event, titled “Leather Conservation for Today,” will take place on 30-31 October, 2025, at De Montfort University, Leicester. The conference will have a hybrid format, with the in-person component held at the De Montfort University Campus and streamed digitally via Microsoft Teams. The event will be coordinated by one of ICOM-CC’s 21 Working Groups Leather and Related Materials and De Montfort […]

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REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN for the ICOM UK Annual Conference 2025:”Regenerative Museums for Sustainable Futures”

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ICOM UK is excited to announce that registrations are now open for its highly anticipated Annual Conference 2025, set to take place in Liverpool on 1 & 2 May 2025. This year’s conference, “Regenerative Museums for Sustainable Futures,” invites museum professionals to come together to explore how museums can move beyond net-zero targets to develop […]

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Revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics – Global Webinar 17th March 2025

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The Standing Committee of Ethics (ETHCOM) invites ICOM members to a global webinar on the Revision of ICOM Code of Ethics on 17 March. The webinar will launch the 4th consultation phase of the ICOM Code of Ethics revision, focusing on explaining the revision process and presenting the second draft of the revised Code. ICOM […]

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Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century Buddha sculpture to Nepal

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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, will be returned to its home country after provenance research at the museum unearthed new details of […]

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National Portfolio museums are becoming more diverse, ACE report finds

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This article was first published by Museums Journal. Arts Council England’s (ACE) new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Review 2018-2023 has found a rise in the proportion of the workforce who are Black, Asian and ethnically diverse, disabled or LGBTQIA+ in National Portfolio-funded organisations. The review used data provided by 661 National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) over the past […]

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How Can the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Shape Your Museum’s Future?

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This article was first published by MuseumNext. Sustainability is no longer an optional extra for museums — it’s a responsibility. But how do you turn global ambitions, like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), into something meaningful for your museum, your staff, and your visitors? This is exactly the question Beamish, The Living Museum of […]

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Charging tourists to visit UK museums would be ‘ideologically at odds’ with their global collections, says new report

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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. A new report published by the Cultural Policy Unit—an independent UK think tank—says that introducing admission charges for international visitors at UK national museums would be “logistically complex as well as ideologically at odds with the global collections that the UK has accumulated”. Last July Mark Jones, […]

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London exhibition explores design based on needs of nature and animals

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This article was first published by The Guardian. Curator of Design Museum show says ‘human-centric’ approach to design needs overhaul amid climate crisis. Designers need to “fundamentally rethink our relationship with the natural world”, according to the curator of a new exhibition which argues the needs of nature and animals should be considered when creating […]

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Two ways to benefit from ICOM UK’s Bursaries!

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ICOM UK’s new bursary scheme for 2025 features two different types of bursaries, creating more ways for members to benefit from the scheme. The Small Responsive Bursary Scheme is for applications of up to £250 to support international activity and are designed to be quick turn around to support events and project opportunities as they […]

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