This article was first published by BBC News. A giant model of Wallace and Gromit super-villain Feathers McGraw has been created to welcome visitors back to the newly reopened Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum. Situated in the main foyer, the fibreglass replica has been made by the Oscar-winning Aardman Animations and is thought to […]
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This article was written by ICOM UK’s Student and Emerging Professional Group. Museum Talk Despite a slow recognition of exhibition production and knowledge-making as collective efforts, the critical role of arts administrators and their support systems remains underexplored and often sidelined in contemporary art. This oversight persists as these roles fall through the cracks between […]
This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. The Pacific Tsunami Museum, a fixture of the waterfront in Hilo on the island of Hawaii for nearly 30 years, is facing an uncertain future. In a recent interview with Hawai’i Public Radio, Cindi Preller, the museum’s executive director, described the extensive financial woes plaguing the institution, citing […]
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This article was first published by the Natural History Museum. Can new and emerging technologies help us understand nature in towns and cities towns and inform nature recovery? From highly sensitive sound recorders to novel ways to bring together and share large quantities of data, our recently completed gardens are full of new technologies to […]
This article was first published by The Scotsman. The National Galleries of Scotland has warned it could have to start shuttering its flagship attractions in Edinburgh to cut costs amid an escalating financial crisis. Bosses have told MSPs that at least £40 million is needed to address the declining condition of its buildings. National, Portrait […]
This article was first published by the Los Angeles Times. The Getty Villa, the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center in response to the fast-moving Palisades fire at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday. At 11:44 a.m., fire could be seen over the ridge, less […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. The National Trust has launched a 10-year strategy to tackle the climate crisis and support biodiversity as part of an announcement marking the conservation charity’s 130th anniversary. The organisation, which was founded in 1895, launched the plan following a public consultation that involved more than 70,000 people, including trust members, volunteers and industry […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. The Kunstverein in Hamburg has said it “unequivocally condemn[s]” the defacement of an installation it is exhibiting by the artist Phoebe Collings-James that references Palestine. The art centre described the incident, which took place in November, as an act of “politically motivated vandalism” and said it […]
