This article was first published by ICCROM. In a groundbreaking effort to protect Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage, ICCROM’s First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme has trained 23 heritage professionals from 11 oblasts, establishing Ukraine’s first national team of cultural first aiders, ready to recover and safeguard the nation’s invaluable heritage […]
This article was first published by BBC News. A stately home has introduced its first all-terrain wheelchair for children to use to explore the grounds and property. Oxburgh Estate in Oxborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk, hopes the wheelchair will increase accessibility support for young heritage explorers at the National Trust site. “We are incredibly excited about […]
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This article was first published by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Arts Fund will open for new applications on Monday 4th November and will close on Friday 31st January 2025. They will be running two webinars for this upcoming round, one in November and one in December. These webinars can give you a chance to ask questions […]
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This article was first published by Libraries Connect. Public libraries play a crucial role in supporting and widening access to the creative industries, new briefing reveals. The briefing brings together seven case studies from across the library network with commentary and policy recommendations. It argues that libraries strengthen the whole creative economy by brokering local cultural partnerships, […]
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This article was first published by English Heritage. As many as 50 blue plaques have been categorised as missing from across the London-wide scheme. A prestigious symbol of recognition to some of the most influential figures in history, English Heritage is now calling on the public to help uncover information which could lead to the […]
This article was first published by Returning Heritage. Last week the archaeologist and former Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr Zahi Hawass launched a new petition urging Germany to repatriate the life-sized painted bust of Queen Nefertiti. This exceptional and most beautiful of all Egyptian sculptures is the leading attraction in Berlin’s […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. A collection of artefacts of significant cultural importance to the Warumungu Community of Tennant Creek in Australia’s Northern Territory have been returned today at a formal handover ceremony in London by the Horniman Museum and Gardens. The transfer of ownership was agreed last month after a […]
This article was first published by Building Design. More than 600 submissions to an open international competition for a new £architecture and design museum in Helsinki have been revealed. The first stage of the anonymous competition to design the £90m (EUR €105m) scheme on the Finnish capital’s South Harbour is understood to have seen several […]
This article was first published by Heritage Trust Network. Arts Council England (ACE) and Historic England (HE) are looking for up to 4 micro, small or medium sized non-national cultural or heritage organisations that manage, use or occupy a listed building. Selected organisations will be participating in a project (November 2024 – March 2025) to […]
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