This article was first published by AIM. UK Museum sector bodies (Art Fund, Association of Independent Museums, Museums Association, National Museum Directors’ Council) are pleased to see that all major party manifestos include a commitment to our sector. According to Research by Art Fund and NMDC 89% of UK adults think museums are important to […]
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This article was first published by Kids in Museums. Kids in Museums reveals the shortlist of 18 in the running to win the Family Friendly Museum Award 2024. Just some of the innovative ways shortlisted museums are welcoming families of all shapes and sizes include: annual exhibitions devoted to sharing stories of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent […]
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This article was first published by the Centre for Cultural Value. The Centre for Cultural Value has issued a free online resource which looks at how UK Cities and Capitals of Culture have approached their evaluations. Which methods and frameworks did they use, what was successful and where were the challenges? While the focus is […]
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This article was first published by Broadway World. The Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire one of the pairs of Ruby Slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. In 2005, the slippers- on loan from collector Michael Shaw- were on exhibition at the museum when they were stolen. The slippers remained missing […]
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The researchers at the Mapping Museums Lab at Birkbeck University and King’s College London are investigating UK museum closures from 2000 to 2025. Do collections go to other museums, into storage or are they sold? How much remains in the public domain and on display? How much goes into private hands? The team is also […]
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Discover the winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 and vote to decide who will win this year’s Public Choice Award. Deadline for voting 22 September 2024. Winners will be announced at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony in Bucharest on 7 October 2024. […]
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This article was first published by Nation News. A lightning strike is initially thought to have caused the fire at the Archives Department, says the Barbados Fire Service, and Government will also be conducting an investigation. Addressing the media at the Lazaretto, Black Rock, St Michael location after the blaze was brought under the control […]
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The International conference on the decolonisation of museums recording is now available. The concept of decolonising museums means different things in different parts of the world. ICOM, the International Council of Museums, established a Working Group on Decolonisation. The Working Group meets in June in the Netherlands, and during this conference they will share experiences […]
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This article was first published by Culture in Crisis. V&A Culture in Crisis and ICOM UK are pleased to announce a new webinar series, Preserving the Past: Strategies for Heritage in Crisis. The first webinar on Fire will take place at 1:30 BST on Friday 28 June 2024. Hosted by Maria Blyzinsky (Trustee at ICOM […]
