This article was first published by the Museums Association. Security guards at the National History Museum, Science Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum are planning to escalate their ongoing strike action with a month-long walkout in February. The outsourced workers have been in a dispute with their employer, the private security contractor Wilson James, since […]
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This article was first published by Artnet. With big budgets and international prestige, the most famous art museums wield a lot of power, so it’s disappointing when their exhibition programs are known less for new discoveries than deja vu. All too often, it feels like the same blockbuster names are being copied and pasted across the world. […]
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The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is excited to announce the SAREC & Grace Morley Participation Grants for its upcoming 27th General Conference, set to take place in Dubai from 10–14 November 2025. Under the theme “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities,” the conference is the most important global gathering for museum professionals. Supporting Global Participation SAREC (Strategic […]
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This article was first published by the Financial Times. Protecting culture is low as a political priority. Across the world, big money is made out of the illegal removal, trafficking and trading of objects from temples or ancient monuments. Antiquities and sculptures of religious or cultural significance and artistic magnificence have become a commodity. There […]
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This article was first published by Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond. Why Memory Matters In Palestine and Beyond is a series of global conversations facilitated by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), and designed to help Sites of Conscience and their allies build a better understanding of what has led to […]
This article was first published by BBC News. Work is set to begin on a new interactive museum that is intended to better showcase a rare German submarine from World War Two. The original museum that housed U-534 closed in 2020 due to problems with its roof and water-proofing. Demolition work will start on Monday […]
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This article was first published by AP News. President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives , thrusting the agency back into the political spotlight after his mishandling of sensitive documents led to a federal indictment. The agency piqued Trump’s ire after it alerted the Department of Justice about potential problems with Trump’s handling […]
This article was first published by dezeen. Houses by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe are among more than 12,000 structures lost in the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. The Palisades and Eaton fires are the two largest of the several fires that have caused at least 24 deaths and the destruction of more than 12,000 buildings in Los […]
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This article was first published by Towards Digital Collections. The Towards Digital Collections resources have been created with small and medium-sized GLAM institutions in mind to help those thinking about, starting or continuing their journey towards digitisation and making collections online. We invite anyone working within the GLAM sector and with an interest in digital […]
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