This article was first published by the New York Times. The museum on Ellis Island “tells a foundational story of who we are as a country because it tells a story of where we came from,” said Jesse Brackenbury, the president and chief executive of the nonprofit that works in partnership with the National Park […]
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A new paper from the British Library shares 16 key lessons learnt from the recent cyber-attack that brought down their IT systems and had a disruptive impact on their services. The advice shares a timeline of events, the implications for the Library’s operations, future infrastructure and risk assessments. It has been written by expert advisors […]
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This article was first published by the Scottish Government. ‘Inspiring Connections: Scotland’s International Culture Strategy’ sets out the value of international activity to the long term development of the sector. The strategy has been informed by public consultation that ran in 2023 and aims to help Scotland’s culture and creative sector to flourish on the […]
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Updated with revised dates and details ICOM UK is deeply saddened to report the passing of Patrick Boylan at the age of 84. As well as being a leading light at the International Council of Museums, Patrick was a renowned academic and was instrumental in establishing protocols to support the protection of cultural heritage during […]
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This article was first published by Collections Trust. The Welsh Government have provided funding to make Spectrum 5.1 available online in Welsh for the first time to support museums in Wales to meet accreditation standards. Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi bod Spectrum 5.1 bellach ar gael yn Gymraeg. Safon rheoli casgliadau amgueddfeydd y DU a ddefnyddir ledled y […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. The FBI has returned 22 centuries-old artifacts to Okinawa, Japan, after a family discovered them in their late father’s attic in Massachusetts. The items included six painted scrolls from the 18th and 19th centuries, three of which were one piece and appear to have been divided into […]
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South Georgia Heritage Trust is advertising opportunities for a curatorial intern and an operations assistant at the South Georgia Museum. The museum is located in the abandoned whaling station of Grytviken, on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a British Oversea Territory. The museum is visited each austral summer by over 12,000 visitors that […]
The Design Museum has been leading the way in learning to cut the environmental cost of exhibitions in response to the planetary emergency. International versions of their environmental impact guide are now available in the six official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian as well as English. […]
This article was first published by The Guardian. Indigenous communities in Bolivia have objected to Colombia’s plans to recover the remains of an 18th-century galleon believed to be carrying gold, silver and emeralds worth billions, calling on Spain and Unesco to step in and halt the project. Colombia hopes to begin recovering artefacts from the […]
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