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City of Helsinki Announces Funding for New Museum of Architecture and Design

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This article was first published by the New Museum of Architecture & Design. Helsinki City Council has approved a capital donation of 60 million euros to the foundation responsible for establishing the new national museum of architecture and design. The Finnish state will match this funding, with an additional 30 million euros to be raised […]

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Edward Colston: Bristol statue to officially move to M Shed

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This article was first published by BBC News. Plans to formally move the statue of transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston to a museum have been approved. The Grade II listed statue was pulled down during a protest in Bristol in 2020 before being put on temporary display at the city’s M Shed Museum. It has […]

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Opening of Museum of Homelessness ‘not typical museum experience’

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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) has announced that it will open its first physical location to the public in May with a new immersive experience. To mark the opening of its new site and ten-year anniversary, the museum has shared plans for ‘How to Survive the […]

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Unesco verifies damage to 343 cultural sites as war in Ukraine enters third year.

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This article was first published by the Museum Association. Unesco has published a list of 343 cultural sites verified to have suffered damage since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The list includes 31 museums, along with 127 religious sites, 151 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, 19 monuments, 14 libraries and one archive. The list […]

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Museums Without Men: audio guides to celebrate dozens of female artists

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This article was first published by the Guardian. Five big museums, including Tate Britain and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, are launching audio guides dedicated to underserved female artists in their collection during Women’s History Month. Museums Without Men, devised by the Guardian art critic Katy Hessel, will showcase dozens of female and gender non-conforming […]

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A Senedd petition has been launched urging the Welsh Government to increase rather than cut spending to the nation’s museums and heritage

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This article was first published by the Museums Association. A Senedd petition has been launched urging the Welsh Government to increase rather than cut spending to the nation’s museums and heritage. The government’s draft budget is proposing a 10.5% revenue cut to Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales and the National Library of Wales, and a 22.3% cut […]

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British Museum’s Instagram flooded with calls to return Easter Island statue

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This article was first published by the Guardian. The British Museum is tackling an influx of social media trolls from Chile, who have flooded the museum’s Instagram posts calling for the return of a moai statue, one of the stone monuments from Easter Island. The museum has two moai, which were taken from Rapa Nui […]

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The Omari Mosque in Gaza was largely destroyed by Israeli bombardment on 8 December 2023

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This article was first published by The Conversation. The Omari Mosque in Gaza was largely destroyed by Israeli bombardment on Dec. 8, 2023. It was one of the most ancient mosques in the region and a beloved Gazan landmark. The mosque was first built in the early seventh century and named after Islam’s second caliph, […]

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Charles Darwin’s copy of Karl’s Marx’s book back on display

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This article was first published by BBC News. Charles Darwin’s copy of Das Kapital, given to him by its author Karl Marx, is back on display at his former south-east London home after a restoration. Marx gave Darwin a copy of his book in 1873, inscribed: “On the part of his sincere admirer, Karl Marx”. […]

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