Swansea University: Rare Egyptian artefacts come to Wales

This article was first published by BBC News. Hundreds of rare Egyptian artefacts dating back as far as 7,000 years ago are set to be displayed until May. Swansea University’s Egypt Centre will host 800 items in a collection on loan from Harrogate Museum for three years. The university’s experts will analyse the objects, in […]

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NEMO conference closed with pledge by NEMO and the European museum sector for future sustainability of the planet

The final day of the NEMO European Museum Conference 2023: ‘and… ACTION! Museums in the climate crisis’ covered risks of natural disasters, the potential in collaborating with activists, a pledge by the sector to sustainability, and small and big steps of climate action in museums. The conference was closed with workshops, the NEMO Annual General Meeting and a final […]

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Last chance to book for ICOM UK Student and Emerging Professionals Conference, online, Thurs 7 Dec 2023

Crafting Experiences in Museums: Physical or Digital? ICOM UK Student and Emerging Professionals Conference, online, Thursday 7 December 2023 The conference is being organised as part of the ICOM UK Student and Emerging Professionals offering. We are seeking to develop a space for students and emerging professionals to engage with other museum professionals through conversations […]

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Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 – applications now open

Could your organisation be Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2024? Not only will the winner and finalists receive a cash prize but you will also be supported and promoted by Art Fund during the prize campaign and beyond. Art Fund is encouraging applications from organisations across the UK, who can demonstrate how they […]

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Museums and Chill Podcast – The Rematriation of the Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole

In this episode of Museums and Chill, we welcome Sigidimnak’ Noxs Ts’aawit, Dr. Amy Parent and Barbara Fillion to talk about the repatriation of the House of Ni’isjoohl memorial pole The House of Ni’isjoohl memorial pole makes its way home from Scotland as the first totem pole rematriated from the United Kingdom. The rematriation of […]

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Booking open for the 2024 ICOM UK Conference at the Ulster Museum in Belfast on Friday 12 April 2024

Join us at the Ulster Museum in Belfast for the 2024 ICOM UK Conference – Common Ground: the role of museums in divided communities. We live in an age of division and discord, with many communities riven by political differences, social inequalities and, in some cases, conflict and its legacy. This conference will explore the […]

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ICOM webinar on museums and human rights – recording now available

ICOM recently organised a webinar, on museums and human rights. This year is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ahead of Human Rights Day, on 10 December, ICOM organised this event to encourage museums everywhere to take part in the ‘push for pledges’ for human rights, and to raise awareness of […]

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Two new ICOM International Committees (ICs) to join

ICOM is pleased to announce the creation of two new International Committees (ICs): SOMUS – International Committee for Social MuseologyInterim Chair: Mário MOUTINHO – chair.somus@icom.museum SUSTAIN – International Committee on Museums and Sustainable DevelopmentInterim Chair: Morien REES – chair.sustain@icom.museum ICOM UK members can join up to four of the 34 International Committees when joining or renewing. You […]

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Ukraine accuses Russia of looting museums, destroying churches as part of heritage war

This article was first published by CBS News. Last month a UN report found new evidence that Russia had committed war crimes in Ukraine with deliberate killings and widespread use of torture. But they have yet to examine the intentional destruction of cultural property, which also is a war crime. Ukraine accuses Russian forces of […]

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