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ou may be surprised to learn that Barbie – lollipop-headed cultural icon and instrument of female oppression – has thrown off the shackles of the...
In 2000, the United Nations developed eight humanitarian goals known as the MDGs, or millennium development goals. Communities, organisations and institutions took up their share...
In the past few years, museums across the US, Europe, and Australia are trying to tackle the challenge of decolonizing their institutions. However, the very...
Issues like sustainability, representation and diversity dominate modern society, but should we expect museums to take a stance? We’re living in an increasingly political and...
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 Prado Museum in Madrid has joined forces with the best-known conservation group on the planet, the WWF, to raise awareness about the negative impacts...
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...
Climate change is an existential issue and the public cares deeply about it. Teens like Greta Thunberg are taking to the streets, the seas, and...
Museums have a duty to cater to people with a wide range of needs and this includes visually impaired people. This is not a small...
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...
Museums are helping homeless people in a variety of ways. Homelessness is an important issue in the United States. The US Department of Housing and...
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...
The day I took those Friends of the Earth leaflets into school, filled with concern over pollution and environmental destruction, is still etched on my...
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...
Since the introduction of single-use plastic in 1960, it has been a major marine pollutant. While its invention improved the shopping industry, it has caused...
How do museums fit into the narrative around the refugee and migrant crisis? Migration is a big political issue, both in North America and Europe....
The Museum of Plastic is the latest Instagram friendly pop up to open in the United States, following in the footsteps of the Museum of...
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...
The School Strike For Climate is an international movement of students, drawing attention to the lack of action from politicians on the issue of climate...
Prisoners and ex-offenders have a complex set of needs. These need to be met in order for them to be effectively rehabilitated into society. Museums...
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 a daunting task for a museum to figure out what information it should be measuring to figure out its social impact. It’s...
People are now living longer than ever before. The average life expectancy around the globe is rising year on year. Although it is levelling off...
