At a recent Accreditation Redesign ‘Show & Tell’ meeting, Arts Council England shared that ICOM’s definition of a museum will be used for the new Accreditation Standard for museums in the United Kingdom. ICOM’s definition of a museum was approved at the General Conference in Prague in 2022 following an 18-month participatory process involving hundreds of museum professionals from […]
This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. Two Bauhaus buildings in the Unesco World Heritage site of The White City in Tel Aviv were damaged by Iranian missiles on Saturday 28 February. One woman died and more than two dozen people were injured as a result of the blast, according to the Times of Israel. The […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. The UK Government is working on a “package of measures” to support local museums in England, the creative industries and arts minister Ian Murray has told MPs. Appearing at a Westminster Hall debate this week on the contribution of local museums, Murray – standing in for the museums and heritage minister Baroness Twycross – was questioned on how the government is addressing the challenges facing the sector. […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. The vast number of overseas human remains held by UK museums is a shameful legacy of colonialism, with many items kept in ways that are sacrilegious, according to MPs and archaeologists. An investigation by the Guardian found that UK museums hold more than 263,000 items of human […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor. The Ashmolean Museum has returned a 16th-century bronze statue to the Government of India following research into the object’s provenance and liaison with Indian authorities. The handover of the statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar took place at the High Commission of India in London on […]
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This article was written by the Association for Heritage Interpretation. The AHI Exchange is a new national online platform designed to help museums and heritage organisations share exhibition and interpretive materials for reuse across the sector, from display cases and panels to signage, props, lighting and equipment. It has grown out of sector-wide conversations about […]
This article was first published by Kids in Museums. Kids in Museums launched the Family Friendly Museum Award in 2004 to recognise the UK venues that are most welcoming, fun, and accessible for families. Each year they award the prize to one museum, gallery, historic home or heritage site that has made outstanding efforts to […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. Art spaces across the UAE have closed in response to Iran’s ongoing missile strikes in the region. On 28 February, the US and Israel launched deadly strikes against Iran, which has retaliated by firing missiles targeting energy infrastructure, military bases, airports and tourism sites throughout the […]
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This article was first published by Museums Association. A new director has been appointed to the Musée du Louvre almost four months after the jewellery heist that sent the institution into crisis. The French president Emmanuel Macron has named art historian Christophe Leribault as the new head of the institution following the resignation of its […]
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