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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Please join us for the latest ICOM UK S&EP September Event. This talk will explore how identifying unique opportunities or filling gaps within the heritage sector can lead to unexpected and rewarding outcomes. Indigo will share her passion for LGBTQ+ history and how she leveraged eight years of front-of-house experience to develop innovative approaches in […]
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Next year’s annual ICOM UK Conference is going to be held in Liverpool. After Wales (2022 – ‘Cynefin’), Scotland (2023 – ‘Addressing the legacies of colonialism’) and Northern Ireland (2024 – ‘Common Ground’), our flagship event in 2025 is going to be in England. The theme of this conference is going to be Sustainable Futures. […]
Arts Council has released a joint-statement with nine other institutions in the museum sector which draws on the Museums Association Code of Ethics and reiterates the principles previously made by the signatories in 2015. It gives clear guidance on protecting local and national treasures so they can continue to be enjoyed for years to come. […]
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This article was first published by BBC News. Birmingham City Council owns an artwork collection valued at almost half a billion pounds, a BBC investigation has discovered. But none will be sold off to help tackle the financial challenges at the council which declared it was effectively bankrupt last year. There were no proposals to […]
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This article was first published by the Middle East Eye. Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters have reportedly looted the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum and smuggled some of its artifacts across the country’s southern border. Backed by the United Arab Emirates, the paramilitary RSF has been at war with Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April last year. […]
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This article was first published by The History Blog. A rapidly deteriorating 107-year-old ceiling mural on the in the swimming pool grotto of a Gilded Age mansion in Miami will be restored thanks to a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures program. The grant is coming in the nick of time, because the […]
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This article was first published by Ecclesiastical. New research has revealed a rise in crime at Britain’s heritage sites: Nine in 10 heritage organisations have suffered a crime in the past year. Anti-social behaviour, physical abuse, theft of metal, damage by vehicles, and theft of oil has increased. Seven in 10 are more concerned about […]
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