Jemma Jarman, Author at ICOM UK

Ukrainian pysanka named a cultural heritage of Ukraine

Posted on December 9, 2024 (December 9, 2024)

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 […]

A Room of One’s Own – Developing Decolonial Perspectives and Practices on Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage

Posted on December 9, 2024 (December 9, 2024)

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 […]

Restored Notre-Dame to have its own museum in Paris’s Hôtel-Dieu

Posted on December 9, 2024 (December 9, 2024)

This article was first published by the Art Newspaper. Notre-Dame cathedral will have its own museum, the French president Emmanuel Macron has decided. It will be located in the Hôtel-Dieu, a hospital immediately northwest of the Paris landmark’s famous towers. The idea of a museum, like those installed next to the cathedrals of Reims and […]

Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund

Posted on December 9, 2024 (December 9, 2024)

This article was first published by the Museums Association. The Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for applications. It is the evolution of the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, with a new name that better represents our dual focus on collections and inclusion. We award the fund on behalf of the Esmée Fairbairn […]

M+H Awards Hall of Fame: A community-first approach to co-curated exhibitions

Posted on December 9, 2024 (December 9, 2024)

This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. An exhibition celebrating the history of Hip Hop and its connections to Leeds was among the winners at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024 earlier this year. Esther Amis-Hughes, Community Engagement Manager at Leeds Museums and Galleries, spoke to Advisor six months on from winning, with […]

Anniversary exhibition celebrates museum founder

Posted on December 9, 2024 (December 9, 2024)

This article was first published by BBC News. An exhibition celebrating the 200th birthday of a “visionary” woman will open at a County Durham Museum. Josephine Bowes, daughter of a humble clockmaker, defied social norms to become a pioneering artist, collector and patron of the arts. Along with her husband she set up the Bowes […]

A bridge between worlds: Central Asia’s first private Modern and contemporary art museum to open in Kazakhstan

Posted on December 2, 2024 (December 2, 2024)

This article was first published by the Art Newspaper. The first private museum of modern and contemporary art in Central Asia is to open next year in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. More than 700 artworks by Kazakh and Central Asian artists will be housed in a new 9,400 sq m building designed by British architects […]

Science Museum ‘monitoring’ US bribery case against Adani Green Energy

Posted on December 2, 2024 (December 2, 2024)

This article was first published by the Museums Association. The Science Museum says it is “monitoring developments” in a US bribery case against Adani Green Energy, the sponsor of the museum’s recently opened green energy gallery. Last week, a New York federal court issued an arrest warrant for chairman Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, […]

Cutting-edge labs, a rainforest gallery and guesthouse: Nigeria to open art museum for 21st century

Posted on December 2, 2024 (December 2, 2024)

This article was first published by the Guardian. Benin City in modern-day Nigeria was once the capital of a bustling kingdom which left a magnificent artistic legacy of plaques and sculpture in cast bronze which were looted by British colonial forces in 1897. Now, as an increasing number of western museums are returning artefacts, or pledging to repatriate them, […]

Author: Jemma Jarman

Posts by Jemma Jarman

Ukrainian pysanka named a cultural heritage of Ukraine

A Room of One’s Own – Developing Decolonial Perspectives and Practices on Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage

Restored Notre-Dame to have its own museum in Paris’s Hôtel-Dieu

Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund

M+H Awards Hall of Fame: A community-first approach to co-curated exhibitions

Anniversary exhibition celebrates museum founder

A bridge between worlds: Central Asia’s first private Modern and contemporary art museum to open in Kazakhstan

Science Museum ‘monitoring’ US bribery case against Adani Green Energy

Cutting-edge labs, a rainforest gallery and guesthouse: Nigeria to open art museum for 21st century