Between the end of Autumn and the start of the holiday season November is always a very interesting heritage month! Here are our picks for the month:
News
Introducing a new series of ICOM UK articles – Safeguarding Collections in Museums
Bombing of Gaza has damaged or destroyed more than 100 heritage sites, NGO report reveals
Decolonisation/Conflict/Looting/Illicit Trafficking/Repatriation
Under Pressure, Emory’s Art Museum Admits Some of Its Antiquities ‘Were Looted’
International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
UNESCO plans a virtual museum of stolen objects
British Museum unveils five-year plan to fully digitise collection
Sustainability & Climate
European museums unite in commitment to climate action at NEMO European Museum Conference
Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis
UK museums agree to collective action to tackle the climate crisis
Financial Support
European Parliament proposes budget increase for the 2024 Creative Europe programme
(Back in Septmber the EU proposed a 40 million budget cut)
Heritage sector receives over £1m to tackle workforce Issues
Creative Access Announce 2023-24 Steering Group Cohort
Interesting Reads
Creative Museum Marketing Ideas
Europe’s Common Data Space for Cultural Heritage
Exploring Historical Australian Expeditions with Time-Layered Cultural Maps
Publications
The Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Politics
Opportunities
CLS INFRA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME
Call for Papers – Transnational Island Museologies, 5 – 7 June 2024, University of St Andrews
Display Europe Call for Applications
MDNE & MDY emergency preparedness & response survey 2023
Horizon Europe training courses
Job: Heritage Protection Assistant ICOM
Job: Curator/Senior Curator, Americas National Museum Of Scotland
Job: Conservation Scientist English Heritage
Events
to look forward to!
International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC
Online Conference: Crafting Experiences in Museums: Physical or Digital?
Past
Digital heritage leadership briefing: artificial intelligence (AI)
Resource consultation – developing a procedures manual
The Ecclesiastical Heritage Heroes Awards 2023 Webinar
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Live Webinar: Understanding and Approaching An Old Problem An Old Problem
