May 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the first international treaty that focused exclusively on this issue. Today, at an increasing and alarming rate, many painful events have recently caused an immense loss of human life, and damage to […]
This article was first published by Manhattan District’s Attorney Office. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 133 antiquities collectively valued at $14 million to the people of Pakistan. The pieces were seized pursuant to multiple investigations into trafficking networks targeting Pakistani antiquities, including SUBHASH KAPOOR and RICHARD BEALE. The pieces […]
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This article was first published by BBC News. The Colombian government has started exploring a sunk 18th Century Spanish galleon dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks”. The South American nation has also declared a protected archaeological area around the San José galleon – which was sunk by the British Royal Navy in 1708 in the […]
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This article was first published by Wiltshire Council. The two charitable trusts supporting the Young Gallery in Salisbury have merged to become the Young & Creasey Gallery Trust. The merger of the former Edwin Young Collection and The John Creasey Museum into one charity will enable the Young Gallery to renew its accreditation through Arts […]
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This article was first published by the Guardian. Police in Madrid have recovered a portrait by Francis Bacon, valued at €5m (£4.3m), which was one of five works by the famously thirsty and hell-raising artist that were stolen from the home of the painting’s subject almost a decade ago. The pictures, whose total value has been […]
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This article was first published by UCL Press. UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book: Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A research guide by Jacques Schuhmacher and foreword by Edmund de Waal. When we look at the artworks on display in museums, there is always a real possibility that some […]
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The process of appointing ICOM’s new Director General has successfully concluded. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Medea Sógor Ekner as the Director General, effective immediately. With extensive experience in the museum sector and strong leadership skills, Medea Ekner is well suited to lead ICOM into a new era of renewal […]
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This article was first published by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Netherlands. ICOM has established a working group on Decolonisation which will meet in June in the Netherlands and online to share experiences from their daily practice. This workshop will discuss how to decolonise archives and collections, work with diaspora communities and […]
This article was first published by NEMO. The Dutch Museums Association has published results of a survey among the Dutch public about the social impact of museums. The survey shows that 73% of Dutch people experience museums as indispensable and 85% believe that museums belong to and for everyone. The Dutch Museums Association is pleased […]
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