Jemma Jarman, Author at ICOM UK

Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century Buddha sculpture to Nepal

Posted on March 10, 2025 (March 10, 2025)

This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, will be returned to its home country after provenance research at the museum unearthed new details of […]

National Portfolio museums are becoming more diverse, ACE report finds

Posted on March 10, 2025 (March 10, 2025)

This article was first published by Museums Journal. Arts Council England’s (ACE) new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Review 2018-2023 has found a rise in the proportion of the workforce who are Black, Asian and ethnically diverse, disabled or LGBTQIA+ in National Portfolio-funded organisations. The review used data provided by 661 National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) over the past […]

How Can the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Shape Your Museum’s Future?

Posted on March 10, 2025 (March 10, 2025)

This article was first published by MuseumNext. Sustainability is no longer an optional extra for museums — it’s a responsibility. But how do you turn global ambitions, like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), into something meaningful for your museum, your staff, and your visitors? This is exactly the question Beamish, The Living Museum of […]

Charging tourists to visit UK museums would be ‘ideologically at odds’ with their global collections, says new report

Posted on March 10, 2025 (March 10, 2025)

This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. A new report published by the Cultural Policy Unit—an independent UK think tank—says that introducing admission charges for international visitors at UK national museums would be “logistically complex as well as ideologically at odds with the global collections that the UK has accumulated”. Last July Mark Jones, […]

London exhibition explores design based on needs of nature and animals

Posted on March 10, 2025 (March 10, 2025)

This article was first published by The Guardian. Curator of Design Museum show says ‘human-centric’ approach to design needs overhaul amid climate crisis. Designers need to “fundamentally rethink our relationship with the natural world”, according to the curator of a new exhibition which argues the needs of nature and animals should be considered when creating […]

Two ways to benefit from ICOM UK’s Bursaries!

Posted on March 3, 2025 (March 3, 2025)

ICOM UK’s new bursary scheme for 2025 features two different types of bursaries, creating more ways for members to benefit from the scheme. The Small Responsive Bursary Scheme is for applications of up to £250 to support international activity and are designed to be quick turn around to support events and project opportunities as they […]

‘Let’s finally get on with it’: V&A director voices support for UK tourist tax

Posted on March 3, 2025 (March 3, 2025)

This article was first published by The Art Investor. The director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tristram Hunt, has said that overseas visitors to the UK should pay a tourist tax in a bid to bolster cash-strapped national museums. Hunt cites an upcoming report from the Cultural Policy Unit, a new independent think tank […]

Thirty English councils granted exceptional financial support packages

Posted on March 3, 2025 (March 3, 2025)

This article was first published by The Guardian. A record 30 English local authorities have been granted effective “bailouts” enabling them to borrow money to avoid bankruptcy, as ministers advised them against selling off prized local assets such as historic buildings, parks and allotments. The councils, all of whom were experiencing “unmanageable” financial pressures, were given the […]

Museum Data Service Feedback Survey

Posted on March 3, 2025 (March 3, 2025)

The Museum Data Service (MDS), launched in 2024, is a transformative new digital infrastructure that aims to connect all the object records of all UK museums, providing the raw material for researchers, curators and anyone else wanting to work with this wealth of knowledge. If you are a current or potential future user of the […]

Author: Jemma Jarman

Posts by Jemma Jarman

Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century Buddha sculpture to Nepal

National Portfolio museums are becoming more diverse, ACE report finds

How Can the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Shape Your Museum’s Future?

Charging tourists to visit UK museums would be ‘ideologically at odds’ with their global collections, says new report

London exhibition explores design based on needs of nature and animals

Two ways to benefit from ICOM UK’s Bursaries!

‘Let’s finally get on with it’: V&A director voices support for UK tourist tax

Thirty English councils granted exceptional financial support packages

Museum Data Service Feedback Survey