Jemma Jarman, Author at ICOM UK

‘Dialogue with the Art Market’ to combat trafficking of cultural goods

Posted on February 12, 2024 (February 12, 2024)

This article was first published by the European Commission. The European Commission has organised a high-level event on the “Dialogue with the Art Market”. The discussions focused on strengthening the collaboration between the European Commission, the art market, and international organisations such as UNESCO, to protect cultural heritage and combatting trafficking of cultural goods. This […]

Climate Action Heroes: How National Children’s Museum In Washington, DCI Is Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Innovators.

Posted on February 12, 2024 (February 12, 2024)

This article was first published by the American Alliance of Museums. Despite having less autonomy and fewer tools at their disposal to effect change, like the right to participate in elections, children are often among the most impacted by social issues, which is certainly true of one major issue today: climate change. Not only will […]

Award-winning volunteer returns to museum to curate exhibition

Posted on February 12, 2024 (February 12, 2024)

This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. A museum volunteer and Museums + Heritage Awards winner in 2021 is to unveil their first curated exhibition this year. Brothers Harry and Julian Young jointly won ‘Volunteer of the Year’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards three years ago for their contribution to Cheshire’s Lion […]

Italy donates replica of Bull of Nimrud destroyed by Isis to Iraq

Posted on February 12, 2024 (February 12, 2024)

This article was first published by Art Newspaper. Italy has donated a reconstructed Assyrian statue to Iraq in what has been described as a “miracle of Italian cultural diplomacy”. Constructed in the ninth century BC, the 5m-tall Bull of Nimrud was destroyed by Isis fighters in 2015, before Italian artisans made a copy of the […]

Sensational Museum project seeks pilot museums to develop new access tools

Posted on February 12, 2024 (February 12, 2024)

This article was first published by the Museum Association. The Sensational Museum project is seeking a range of museums across the UK to help pilot and develop multisensory processes and tools that better serve both disabled and non-disabled visitors. Launched last year, the £1m research project is exploring how access and inclusion can be transformed by putting […]

DCMS consultation on UK Government’s ratification proposals for the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Posted on February 5, 2024 (February 5, 2024)

The DCMS consultation seeks feedback on some of the decisions regarding the first stage of implementing the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is part of a wider consultation process taking place until the end of February to inform a policy paper which will outline the details of how the […]

V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana

Posted on February 5, 2024 (February 5, 2024)

This article was first published by the Museums Association. The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and the British Museum have agreed to loan a number of significant cultural objects to a museum in Ghana. The agreement between the two London institutions and the Manhyia Palace Museum, which is in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti […]

Russia Bombs Unique Cossak Heritage Site

Posted on February 5, 2024 (February 5, 2024)

This article was first published by Ukrainian World Congress. Russian military attacked the territory of the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park, a part of the Khortytsia National Reserve, as reported by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. “The cultural facility located in Kherson Oblast includes the grave of the hetman Kost Hordiienko and the […]

Sudan fighting spreads to World Heritage Site

Posted on February 5, 2024 (February 5, 2024)

This article was first published by Al-Monitor. Sudan’s devastating nine-month war between two rival generals is spreading to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an NGO reported late Tuesday, sounding the alarm for the remains of the ancient Kingdom of Kush. The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it “strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid […]

Author: Jemma Jarman

Posts by Jemma Jarman

‘Dialogue with the Art Market’ to combat trafficking of cultural goods

Climate Action Heroes: How National Children’s Museum In Washington, DCI Is Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Innovators.

Award-winning volunteer returns to museum to curate exhibition

Italy donates replica of Bull of Nimrud destroyed by Isis to Iraq

Sensational Museum project seeks pilot museums to develop new access tools

DCMS consultation on UK Government’s ratification proposals for the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana

Russia Bombs Unique Cossak Heritage Site

Sudan fighting spreads to World Heritage Site