The Zoological Society of London – the charity that runs London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo – has launched a public appeal for objects and memories for their bicentenary exhibition in 2026. Called the History Hive Project, they are asking people to share memories, photographs, footage and historic objects connected to ZSL to help bring their […]
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This article was first published by Returning Heritage. A Roman bronze head from a statue of a young man, acquired by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 1971, is returning to Turkey after evidence emerged it was excavated illegally. The Museum said they agreed the object needed to be returned to Turkey after receiving […]
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Our 2024 annual conference was held in Belfast, where, under the theme ‘Common Ground’, we connected a full house of delegates with international ideas for dealing with local complexities, and covered a lot of ground across South Asia, Rwanda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and all four nations of the UK, with a particular focus on Northern Ireland. This […]
This article was first published by ICOMAM. The annual conference for ICOM’s International Committee for Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History will take place at the National Army Museum, London, in October 2024. It is jointly organised and co-hosted by the Royal Armouries and the National Army Museum. To mark this, ICOMAM has […]
ICOM UK represents ICOM members in the four nations comprising the UK and the UK’s overseas territories. The ICOM UK Board currently includes trustees representing Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. The positions of representatives for Wales and territories currently considered as British Overseas Territories are currently available. We are therefore looking for two new trustees, […]
This article was first published by Balkan Museum Network. During the international museum conference of the Balkan Museum Network, titled “Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Time of Crisis”, held on April 18-19, 2024, Merima Ražanica was proudly announced as the recipient of the first-ever Peace Curator Prize. This prestigious award celebrates her exceptional contributions to peace-building […]
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This article was first published by Art Fund. The aim of this funding is to help museums, galleries and visual arts organisations provide paid opportunities for full-time university students to gain meaningful, developmental work experience that enables them to explore their interest in the arts, and related future career options, before they graduate. The next […]
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This article was first published by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is looking to support organisations who develop, learn from each other and (further) explore the potential of art for personal, cultural and social transformation. They will fund up to 50% of an organisation’s annual turnover over three years, based on their […]
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This article was first published by Jane Austin’s House. When Jane Austen’s House invited audiences from around the world to help them transcribe an unpublished memoir, they were overwhelmed by the response and closed the application process after just 24 hours. Applications are no longer being accepted, so to hear about similar projects in future, […]
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