This article was first published by the Museums Association. Young V&A, the children’s museum in east London, was announced as the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 at an awards ceremony in London’s National Gallery. Co-created with children from early years to teens, the venue is intended to be the “most joyful museum in […]
This article was first published by the Egypt Exploration Society. The Egypt Exploration Society is preparing for the future redevelopment of their London premises, they want to ensure that we’re using every opportunity to support the next generation of scholars. They want to run a series of internships in our collections to help manage their packing […]
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This article was first published by the Ukrainian Institute. The Ukrainian Institute, in collaboration with ICOM UK, ICOM Ukraine, the Museums Association and supported by the British Council, is developing a new museum guide focused on Ukraine, set to be published late 2024. To bring diverse perspectives and insights to this project, we are inviting expressions […]
ICOM UK and V&A Culture in Crisis are pleased to announce the second webinar in the new series, Preserving the Past: Strategies for Heritage in Crisis. The second webinar – on the theme of Water and Flooding – will take place at 15:00 BST on Friday 19 July 2024. Hosted by Maria Blyzinsky (Trustee at […]
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This article was first published by BBC News. The Tower of London’s World Heritage status is under “real threat” from the City of London Corporation’s draft policies for tall buildings, Historic England has warned. The heritage watchdog said the draft City Plan 2040 was “unsound in its current form” due to its wider heritage impacts. […]
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This article was first published by The Connexion. The countdown has started for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, which has undergone five years of reconstruction work after a fire partially destroyed the iconic building in April 2019, causing its roof to collapse. The number of visitors is expected to skyrocket when the cathedral reopens to […]
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This article was first published by Artnews. Indiana’s Valparaiso University has closed its Brauer Museum of Art and dismissed its director, Jonathan Canning, amid a controversy over plans to sell key works of art from its collection. The moves were announced late last week by Valparaiso University as part of an “administrative restructuring” meant to address the […]
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This article was first published by Blue Shield International. Blue Shield International, together with Swansea University and Newcastle University, has developed a brief 4-part video series for humanitarian actors to: Each video in this series is presented by a different person connected to Blue Shield from around the world, showing the global impact of this […]
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This article was first published by the Irish Times. The Natural History Museum in Dublin – fondly known as the Dead Zoo to generations of Irish people – is to close in September to allow for a major refurbishment that is likely to last several years. While the doors will shut, many of the most […]
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