Arts Professional wants to hear from you to better understand the strategies arts organisations are developing in response to the cuts. What changes should be made – artistic, operational and organisational – to be able to continue to produce work with and for your communities and build a more resilient future? After years of reduced […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. Dame Mary Archer, a former chair of the Science Museum Group, will lead a government review of the use of public money by Arts Council England (ACE). Archer, the wife of the former Tory party deputy chair and novelist Jeffrey Archer, will look at whether the body can find […]
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Did you know ICOM members get an exclusive discount at the 2024 ICOM UK Conference? Join us at the Ulster Museum, Belfast on April 12th for the #2024ICOMUKconf- Common Ground: the role of museums in divided communities. The conference explores the significance of museums as shared spaces that play a vital role in respectfully sharing […]
This article was published by Historic England. Historic England and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), members of ARCH (Alliance to Reduce Crime Against Heritage), have released research findings on the scale and extent of heritage and cultural property crime in England. The figures show that even living near a heritage hotspot benefits the lives of […]
This article was first published by the Centre for Cultural Value. How may the value and impact of engaging with culture evolve across someone’s lifetime? Are our cultural tastes set in childhood? Or is there scope for our behaviours to change? If so, what can affect these shifts? These questions are worth exploring for many […]
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This year is the 70th Anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which was created on the 14 May 1954. It is also the 25th Anniversary of its Second Protocol, which was opened for signature on 24 March 1999. Today, these treaties are the […]
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This article was published by The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the appointment of a Head of Provenance Research, a new position within the Director’s Office created to coordinate such research efforts across the Museum. Lucian Simmons, who most recently served as Vice Chairman and Worldwide Head of the Restitution Department and Senior […]
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This article was first published by the Dr Guislain Museum. In June 2024, the Dr. Guislain Museum in Ghent will team up with City Museum Tilburg, Textile Museum and Arts & Sciences University College London. Together they’ll deliver the International Spring School Cultural Heritage & Wellbeing: Textile Cities from Monday 3 until Friday 7 Juni […]
This article was first published by The Society of Antiquaries of London. After successful talks with The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the other Learned Societies of Burlington House have been granted a 999-year leasehold agreement. This agreement will allow them to protect the scientific and […]
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