This article was first published by The National Trust. 2025 marks the National Trust’s 130th birthday. In each chapter of its history, they’ve adapted to the needs of the day. Now, it’s time for a vision that takes them into the future. Their new strategy sets out our aims and ambitions for the next decade […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. Just a week after the new Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, took office in October, the first repatriation ceremony of her administration took place. At the University of Montreal, 84 Mesoamerican green stone axes were returned to Mexico. In the following weeks, colonial doors, a Rafael Coronel […]
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This article was first published by The Museum and Heritage Advisor. The Natural History Museum (NHM) has announced the appointment of its first Director of Collections. Jessica Bradford will take up the newly created role in March, guiding the museum’s collections and acquisitions strategy. Bradford is currently Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. Security guards at the National History Museum, Science Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum are planning to escalate their ongoing strike action with a month-long walkout in February. The outsourced workers have been in a dispute with their employer, the private security contractor Wilson James, since […]
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This article was first published by Artnet. With big budgets and international prestige, the most famous art museums wield a lot of power, so it’s disappointing when their exhibition programs are known less for new discoveries than deja vu. All too often, it feels like the same blockbuster names are being copied and pasted across the world. […]
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The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is excited to announce the SAREC & Grace Morley Participation Grants for its upcoming 27th General Conference, set to take place in Dubai from 10–14 November 2025. Under the theme “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities,” the conference is the most important global gathering for museum professionals. Supporting Global Participation SAREC (Strategic […]
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This article was first published by the Financial Times. Protecting culture is low as a political priority. Across the world, big money is made out of the illegal removal, trafficking and trading of objects from temples or ancient monuments. Antiquities and sculptures of religious or cultural significance and artistic magnificence have become a commodity. There […]
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This article was first published by Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond. Why Memory Matters In Palestine and Beyond is a series of global conversations facilitated by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), and designed to help Sites of Conscience and their allies build a better understanding of what has led to […]
This article was first published by BBC News. Work is set to begin on a new interactive museum that is intended to better showcase a rare German submarine from World War Two. The original museum that housed U-534 closed in 2020 due to problems with its roof and water-proofing. Demolition work will start on Monday […]
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