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In 2016 the Mental Health Foundation released a document titled Fundamental Facts about Mental Illness 2016, which stated that problems concerning mental health are one...
Are museums activists? Should they be activists? I would argue that museums have an opportunity to bring activism, however subtly, into their galleries. With the...
How can you decolonise museums? This presentation shares how Birmingham Museum collaborated with local cultural activists with a strong record of challenging museums to create...
You may be surprised to learn that Barbie – lollipop-headed cultural icon and instrument of female oppression – has thrown off the shackles of the...
Botswana National Museum ventured into a mutual partnership with the San peoples of the Kalahari Desert to establish an eco-museum known as the Kuru Museum...
The Natural History Museum in London has declared an 11-year plan to deal with its part in the changing climate in what it has declared...
A leading art museum and gallery in the United States has announced that it will seek to address the gender imbalance that many art institutions...
Some of the UK’s top heritage sites, which make up a significant proportion of the country’s museum sector, are not sufficiently inclusive, according to a...
At a time when many public institutions are examining their past and taking steps to decolonise, one of the Netherlands’ most prestigious museums entered into...
It started in 2018 with Greta and now it’s coming to a gallery or museum near you.The #ClimateStrike movement has grown rapidly over the last...
Sustainability has been something of a watchword in the museum and gallery sector for some time now and yet there has not been a great...
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery houses one of the most popular natural history collections in the UK. Recently it became the latest institution to focus...
London’s National Gallery has revealed that its recently acquired self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi went on display at HMP Prison Send, a female prison in...
Addiction is a lot more common than people might realise. Over 20 million people in the United States over the age of 12 have some...
It can be daunting for a museum to determine what information it should measure to decide on its social impact. It’s even a trickier proposition...
People who have served in the armed forces can find it difficult to adjust to society on their return. It can be a struggle to...
There are 45.3 million people in the USA providing some form of care to a friend or family member. Looking after a relative or loved...
Housed in a bright red shipping container in a parking lot southwest of Atlanta, The Dignity Museum doesn’t look like most museums. But this travelling exhibition created...
The representation and visibility of women artists remains an uphill battle in museums, galleries, and art publications. In February 2019, The Public Library of Science...
Two years ago a museum robot was implemented to the programme by Marleen Hartjes to enable a visit for people who cannot attend the museum...
A story about indigenising and decolonising the museum, presenting concrete strategies and actionable measures for rapid change. We can and must challenge longstanding imbalances in...
Mike Murawski Director of Education & Public Programs, Portland Art Museum Stephanie Parrish Associate Director of Education, Portland Art Museum From exorbitant rents and spiralling...
Monica O. Montgomery Founder, Museum of Impact Hi, friends. I’m Monica Montgomery from the Museum of Impact. Nice to meet you. So I want everyone...
Philip Nadasdy, Manager of Public Programs, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) All right. Hi, everybody. My name’s Philip Nadasdy. I’m the manager of public programmes at...
