This article was written by Manchester Museum. Manchester Museum has been announced as one of the nominees for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2025. The annual prize is one of the most prestigious museum awards in the world and Manchester Museum, which is part of The University of Manchester, will compete against […]
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The policy document, entitled Unlocking the potential of digital collections – a call to action, presents a call to action for cultural heritage organisations and funding bodies to come together in pursuit of a critical goal: the development of an inclusive, unified, accessible, interoperable and sustainable UK digital collection. It has been developed through an […]
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This article was first published by the UK Government. An export bar has been placed on celebrated British artist Dame Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red. Born in 1903 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Hepworth became one of the leading British artists of the 20th century, creating prominent sculptures for the […]
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Art Fund, in partnership with the Design Museum and The Exhibitions Group, have produced this touring tool to support museum professionals to ask the right questions at the right time. It also signposts a variety of resources to help teams gather data and access further research to make informed decisions. This tool was created for […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. Tourism minister Sir Chris Bryant MP has vowed to increase overseas tourism to the likes of the country’s museums and heritage attractions. Bryant gave the speech at the Tourism Alliance Conference on Tuesday, in which he revealed plans to boost overseas visitors to 50 million annually. […]
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This article was first published by Art Fund. The Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund helps regional and smaller museums to borrow works of outstanding quality and significance from national and major lending institutions. The programme is generously supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation. Since its launch in 2017, we have delivered eight rounds of […]
This article was first published by the Museums Association. Museums Association has updated its salary guidelines for 2024 including recommendations on how to address low sector pay. In November 2022 they published their Salary Research and Recommendations and have encouraged employers, staff and funders to use the findings in this report as an advocacy tool to highlight […]
This article was first published by the Ukrainian World Congress. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially recognized the Ukrainian tradition of egg decoration as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This decision was made during the 19th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage […]
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This article was first published by EUNIC. On 3 December 2024, colleagues from across the EUNIC network and beyond joined this online workshop to explore both theoretical and practical aspects of decolonialism. The event specifically focused on decoloniality in the context of Ukraine, examining the long history and impact of Russian colonialism on Ukrainian arts […]
