TEG (Touring Exhibitions Group) online training courses: Working in Partnership and Writing an Agreement This online, interactive course takes place over 2 x online sessions: 13:00 – 16:00 Thursday 22 February 2024 13:00 – 16:00 Thursday 29 February 2024 This short online course focuses on working in partnership on exhibition and touring projects and writing […]
You can now renew or apply online for 2024 ICOM UK membership. If you were a member of ICOM UK in 2022 and/or 2023, log into your account on the ICOM UK website to renew your membership for 2024 and receive your 2024 sticker before the new membership year starts on 1 January 2024. If […]
The recent flooding which hit Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) in Northern Ireland has severely impacted the site leading to months of recovery ahead. Rising flood waters reached the locomotives, workshops, gallery and tracks and work is ongoing to save and salvage where possible. DCDR has launched an appeal to raise money for the recovery efforts and urgently need […]
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The International Council of Museums is pleased to join the founding signatories and supporters of the ‘Global Call to Action to Put Cultural Heritage, Arts, and Creative Sectors at the Heart of Climate Action’ launched by the Climate Heritage Network! As the public phase of the Call to Action campaign is launching, ICOM encourages its […]
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This article was first published by the National News UK. The skulls of four tribal warriors killed nearly 150 years ago have been returned by a UK university to a Taiwan indigenous community in a move hailed as a “milestone of transitional justice”. The skulls were taken as war trophies by Japanese soldiers who invaded […]
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This article was first published by Museums and Heritage. Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art, is commemorating its 120th anniversary with a new £1.2 million pledge. Established on 11 November 1903, the charity’s primary focus has been supporting museums and galleries in acquiring art for public collections. In celebration of its anniversary, it […]
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How can museums as places of cultural history remain relevant for the people in the 21st century? What role does museum education play in the preservation of (intangible) cultural heritage? Before I come back to these questions, I would like to give a short insight in my 21-day stay as a Guest Researcher at the Exchange […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. Inaugural exhibition at new museum space will chart more than a century of musical development, from calypso and reggae to grime and drill. From jazz to calypso, dub poetry to UK drill lyrics, drum’n’bass raves to grime freestyles, the brilliance and cross-cultural richness of Black British music […]
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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 […]
