A new museum definition was proposed at ICOM Conference in Kyoto this year.  The decision on the proposed new definition was postponed.  Colleagues within ICOM UK are keen to share their views and the ICOM UK Committee are keen to represent and communicate with members on this area of work.  ...

Julie Dawson, Head of Conservation at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge was awarded an ICOM UK – British Council Travel Grant of £1,500 to travel to Egypt with colleagues from the museum.  This is the first part of the blog that Julie wrote during her trip to Egypt. What does the ...

We are delighted to announce the successful applicants from the first round of the 2019-20 ICOM UK – British Council Travel Grant. Julie Dawson, Head of Conservation at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has been awarded £1,500 to travel to Egypt. Christopher Woodward, Director of the Garden Museum in London has been ...

Hello everyone!  I am Jenny Pistella and I am the ICOM CECA UK (Committee for Education and Cultural Action) National Correspondent. I want to reach out to the CECA UK members and be in touch more about updates from CECA international activities and national events, workshops and opportunities.  If you’re already ...

Applications are now open for the 2020 Bridge between European Cultural Centres (BECC), the ENCC’s flagship capacity-building programme for young culture professionals. BECC combines training, a staff exchange and mentoring, and is open to ENCC members as well as non-members. This year we’ll take 12 selected participants to Turin, Italy, in March 2020, for a ...

Registration for the next ICOM ICEE (International Committee for Exhibition Exchange) webinar is open! After his emotional lecture at the ICEE off-site session in Kyoto last September, the ICEE board is happy to announce Dr. Alexander Kellner, director of the Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) as guest speaker in ...

This article was first published online by The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/arts/design/pompidou-center-shanghai.html The French museum will curate the exhibitions and provide works from its collection. But Chinese officials are keeping a close eye on what gets shown. When the Pompidou Center first floated the idea of opening a Chinese outpost more than a ...

This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor online https://advisor.museumsandheritage.com/news/ss-great-britain-trust-ceo-sets-sail-new-endeavour-icmm-president/ Matthew Tanner is set to embark on a four-year term as president of the International Congress of Maritime Museums (ICMM), following on from Steve White, president of Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, USA.  ICMM is one of 21 ICOM Affiliated Organisations. ICMM ...

ICOM INTERCOM (International Committee for Museum Management) has a new website and Twitter account. Website: http://intercom.mini.icom.museum/ Twitter: @intercom_icom As part of your ICOM membership, you can join one International Committee (IC) with voting rights, and register an interest in up to three more ICs.  View the full list of 32 IC’s on the ICOM ...

New digital one-stop resource brings the travelling exhibitions world together. 26 November 2019 – Broceliande, France. The past decade has seen major growth in the travelling exhibitions industry, with a continuously developing and diversifying landscape of cultural experiences and touring practices. Within this dynamic environment, Teo, the new global platform dedicated ...