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Free-to-attend Workshops – Towards Digital Collections

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This article was first published by Towards Digital Collections. The Towards Digital Collections resources have been created with small and medium-sized GLAM institutions in mind to help those thinking about, starting or continuing their journey towards digitisation and making collections online. We invite anyone working within the GLAM sector and with an interest in digital […]

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Transatlantic Slavery and Legacies in Museums Forum – Knowledge Sharing Programme: Applications Open

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This article was first published by The National Museums Liverpool. The Transatlantic Slavery and Legacies in Museums Forum is pleased to announce that applications for our pilot Knowledge Sharing Programme are now open. The Knowledge Sharing Programme is a new initiative created by the Transatlantic Slavery and Legacies in Museums Forum and fully funded through […]

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Feathers McGraw helps relaunch Bradford media museum

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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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ICOM UK S&EP Museum Talk: The Administrative Turn In Contemporary Art Arts Administrators As Change Makers

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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 […]

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Hawaiian tsunami museum fights to stay open amid economic woes

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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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Accelerating NHM work on UK nature recovery: how we’re using technology in our new gardens to help people and planet thrive

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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 […]

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National Galleries warns flagship attractions face closure over ‘seismic’ £40m funding crisis

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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 […]

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Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline

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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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National Trust unveils 10-year strategy to ‘restore nature’

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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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