As part of our Your Local Museum project, Honouring the Ancient Dead (HAD) are compiling the first comprehensive on-line database of the ancestors and their bodily evidence in the UK, particularly focusing on those of British provenance falling outside of the scope of the Human Tissue Act. This ground breaking initiative, designed to inform and […]
This article was first published by the Smithsonian Magazine. The Dutch government has sent 288 artifacts stolen from Indonesia during the archipelago’s colonial era, among them weapons, coins, jewelry and textiles, back to their home country. “These objects should never have been here,” says Eppo Bruins, the Dutch minister of education, culture and science, per […]
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This article was first published by ICOMOS-UK. ICOMOS-UK has launched a photography competition as a celebration of built heritage and living heritage traditions around the world, as seen by you through the lens! Have you visited an amazing heritage site recently or snapped an image of traditional craft or living heritage traditions? Why not enter […]
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This article was first published by the Twentieth Century Society. The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station on 30 September signalled the historic end of coal in the UK’s power network, and led to a huge surge of interest in C20’s campaign to save a set of Cooling Towers. Twentieth Century Society’s new campaign page lists […]
This article was first published by the Council for British Archaeology. The council has created a Youth Advisory Board Toolkit to help embed young people’s voices across the Council for British Archaeology (CBA). Developed in partnership with Participation People and funded by Historic England, this toolkit is designed to support the goals of our Youth […]
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The Standing Committee of Ethics (ETHCOM) sends their gratitude for all who participated in the global webinar on the Revision of ICOM Code of Ethics on 16th September 2024. For those unable to attend, this webinar launched the next phase of the ICOM Code of Ethics revision, explained the revision process and presented the first draft of the revised […]
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This article was first published by The Art Newspaper. It seems every day there is a new story about an antiquity making its way from a museum back to its place of origin. In New York alone, major institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art routinely stage official repatriation ceremonies, proudly inviting members of the […]
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We are currently seeking a Strategic Director. Please refer to the full job description below for more details. Position Overview The position of Strategic Director (SD) for ICOM UK is an evolution of an existing role to help us shape and deliver a strategic plan for the organisation. Our strategy is ready to launch, and […]
Fiona Katherine Boyd Macalister FIIC ACR FMA FSA Scot FRSA 24th August 1956 – 4th June 2024 It is with great sadness that we note and mark the passing of our former Board member, Fiona Macalister. Fiona served as trustee of ICOM UK from 2011 to 2018. During this time, Fiona was a member of […]
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