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Thrilled to see the stunning #Georgian masterpieces from #KenwoodHouse looking magnificent at Gainsborough's House! What a truly inspired collaboration, showcasing these beautiful works in such a fitting setting.

#GainsboroughsHouse #UKMuseums #ArtHistory #CulturalHeritage #LondonArt #SuffolkArt
May 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The Kenneth Kirkwood Day 2025 : Who Owns Museum Collections? And what should we do with them? @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social Sat 29 March 10-4pm prm.ox.ac.uk/event/kennet... #repatriation #ukmuseums
Kenneth Kirkwood Day 2025: Who owns Museum Collections?
With Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum
prm.ox.ac.uk
March 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mastodon.world/@davidho/117354698063882595

Such a mean and xenophobic idea too. Glad it was smacked down.

(and considering the amount of foreign stuff in some of our museums, fucking cheeky too!)

#ukpol #ukpolitics #xenophobia #uktourism #ukmuseums
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September 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Hi! If anyone has a spare 15 minutes to fill out a short survey about their opinions on museums it would be very much appreciated.

Just click this link: forms.gle/LgCSvTSYTjRK...

Please repost or share with anyone you feel would also like to take part!

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July 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Yay for the @nhm.org !

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Natural History Museum most popular tourist attraction in 2025
The venue broke the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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Museum Closure in the UK 2000–2025: an invitation. Monday 1 December, 6:00pm, London Professor Fiona Candlin, Director of the Mapping Museums Lab, Birkbeck. free booking required mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/2025/10/15/m... #UKMuseums
Museum Closure in the UK 2000–2025: an invitation - Mapping Museums Lab
Invitation to launch for new research on UK museum closures and collections disposal
mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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You can continue the conversation in this ‘Next Steps’ event - Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-re... #UKMuseums
Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector: Next Steps (Online Workshop)
Join us for a unique opportunity to collaborate with other organisations on the challenges of climate change in the cultural sector.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Some great tips from Alex Rock from Derby Museums outlining what they learnt from flooding of Museum of Making during Storm Babet. #ClimateResilience #UKMuseums
March 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Museum closures 2024–2025 via Mapping Museums Lab. Looking at the 16 museums that closed 29 far in 2024 -2025. mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/2025/05/29/m... #UKMuseums
Museum closures 2024–2025 - Mapping Museums Lab
Sixteen museums have closed in the UK in 2024 and 2025 so far. Mark Liebenrood reports on why these museums have closed.
mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Kathryn Simpson, Policy and Projects Manager @nmdcnews.bsky.social is welcoming everyone. One of our key aims is to increase awareness of environmental sustainability for our members and the wider sector. #UKMuseums #ClimateResilience
March 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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We are all ready to go for our Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector Conference @britishlibrary.bsky.social and judging by the conversations over coffee it is going to be a fruitful day! #UKMuseums #ClimateResilience
March 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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📣 Excited to announce 15 regional galleries & museums awarded grants in the #WestonLoanProgramme with Art Fund! 🎨 Discover more: https://ow.ly/QLWi50YBE9C. British Library Tate Collection Wellcome Collection #UKMuseums #ArtsFunding #ArtForAll
📸The National Gallery, London.
A painting of a group of people gathered around a glowing scientific apparatus in a dimly lit room, observing intently. The painting is by Joseph Wright 'of Derby', 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump', 1768. c The National Gallery, London.
April 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Early Bird tickets are now on sale. The ICOM UK conference for 2026 will showcase practical examples of how museums can engage in cultural diplomacy to bridge cultural divides, address global challenges, stimulate collaboration, strengthen and heal international relationships. #UKMuseums
icomuk.bsky.social ICOM UK @icomuk.bsky.social · Jan 19
‼️Early Bird Tickets now on sale for our annual conference! 🐦
📍Museum Diplomacy in Action | Oxford, 16–17 April 2026
🤔Exploring how culture shapes diplomacy in uncertain times. 
Book your tickets here: buff.ly/lceGVTD

#MuseumsInAction #ICOMUK2026 #CulturalDiplomacy #ICOMUK #museums #conference
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January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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@emmahowardboyd.bsky.social highlights London Climate Action Week 20-28 June 2026 sign up to hear more www.londonclimateactionweek.org #UKMuseums #CulturalSector
Home - London Climate Action Week
E3G hosted London Climate Action Week #LCAW2025 is 21-29 June 2025 with 700+ events, and is the largest independent climate event in Europe.
www.londonclimateactionweek.org
March 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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The NMDC November Newsletter is out now, catch up on member news, the Government's Curriculum Review and sector news. Images this month are from Manchester Museum's new 'Triceratops: Eat, Roam, Repeat' family friendly exhibition. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
Photograph of a Triceratops dinosaur model. Photograph of two young boys sitting in front of a large Triceratops skull, they are both looking at the camera and smiling. Photograph of families playing in a giant sand pit in an exhibition. Photograph of a young girl in a dinosaur exhibition. She is looking up at a dinosaur skeleton and smiling.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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The NMDC July Newsletter is out now with a look at the Spending Review and Creative Industries Sector Plan. Images this month come from Stephenson Steam Railway and their new Woodland Walk @northeastmuseums.bsky.social www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
A photograph of a performer dressed as a yellow and black butterfly, they have large wings and their body is covered in black. They are outside the entrance to a museum with a green door. A photograph of a man and a woman cutting a blue ribbon outside. Behind the two people stand members of the public and school children who are smiling. There is blue sky and green bushes behind the crowd. Photograph of a steam train and railway carriage on two adjacent tracks. The steam engine is red and has smoke coming from the engine. The sky is blue and the surrounding area is green and vibrant. On the platform visitors look at the train and carriage.
July 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The NMDC January Newsletter is out now with the latest member news, sector reports and funding. Images this month come from @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social and their new exhibition 'Anselm Kiefer: Early Works' opening 14 Feb. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
Painting with thick dark impasto oils, the painting also uses different materials including string lead and shellac. The colours are dark browns, greys, hints of orange and tan brown. On first look it appears abstract but closer looking shows shadowy figures. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) Wer jetzt kein Haus hat (Whoever has no House now) , 2023 Emulsion, acrylic, oil, shellac, lead, string and chalk on canvas, 190 x 330 cm Collection of the artist. Courtesy of White Cube. © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Georges Poncet. Artwork in watercolour showing The Adige River in Italy. It is abstract in style with light blues at the top of the work and dark greys at the bottom. There are bright spots of orange dotted across the work. It gives a watery effect with the colours running into each other. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) Die Etsch (The Adige) , early-1970s Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, 56 x 41 cm Hall Collection. Courtesy of the Hall Art Foundation. © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Mark-Woods.com A black and white photograph of the artist Anselm Kiefer. It show a white male standing in the centre of the photograph in an artists studio. There are artworks on the floor and around the walls. He is standing with one foot on an artwork on the floor. He is wearing black trousers shoes and a black t-shirt. His hands are on his hips. The artist - Anselm Kiefer at work in his studio Photo courtesy Barbara Klemm A black and white a black and white art work using graphite and watercolour. It shows a large grand room with tiled floor and a light ceiling window or light criss-crossed with lines. In the centre of the room is a tall sculpture that has a square plinth with a black rod running up to the centre on the top is an oblong shape. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) Innenraum (Interior) , 1982 Watercolour and graphite on paper, 77.5 x 68.5 cm Hall Collection. Courtesy of the Hall Art Foundation. © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Steven Brookes Studio
January 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The NMDC July Newsletter is out now, catch up with the latest sector news, government policy and member updates. This month images come from @natlibscot.bsky.social exhibition Rain. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
Photograph of a large set of stairs on the stairs are four people posing in raincoats and umbrellas, they have humorous and animated expressions as they look to the sky for rain. RAIN exhibition National Library of Scotland. Credit: Neil Hanna Photograph of a book open at a particular page. On the top of the page is a small illustration of a man trying to keep his umbrella up in the wind and rain. His umbrella has turned inside out. There is also writing on the page Book of poems open at the page of a poem entitled Rain. The poem is surrounded by an illustration of rain and umbrellas.
July 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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The NMDC April Newsletter is out now, catch up with the debate on museums charging international visitors. This month we also celebrate the opening of V&A East, which opens to the public on Saturday 18 April. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
‘A Place Beyond’ by Thomas J Price unveiled outside of London’s V&A East Museum ahead of its opening on East Bank in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 18 April 2026. David Parry/PA Media Assignments for the V&A. Photograph outside the entrance to V&A East a large 18ft bronze sculpture of a woman dominates the frame to the right stand two women looking up at the sculpture. Dennis Morris, 'Aces Club, Count Shelly Sound System, Hackney’, 1974 (photographed), 2010 (printed) © Dennis Morris, Courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Black and white photograph of two black men in the corner of a room edged with amplifiers and speakers. One speaker seen in the centre of the image is labelled 'COUNT SHELLY Sounds'. On the right hand side of the image, one of the men is sat on a bench looking directly at the camera, his right arm resting on a large box of records. The other man stands next to a very large speaker wearing flared trousers and a cloth cap. Jennie Baptiste, Sepia Butterfly, London, 1993 © Photo by Jennie Baptiste. A sepia-toned photograph of a young woman dancing against a dark background. She wears shorts and a crop top with tassle fringing, with lots of jewellery on her ears, neck and wrists. Her hands are pointed outwards as she dances, looking to the side. The image has a slight blur due to the long exposure time. V&A East Museum © Niall Hodson. Photography of a building on the top are the initials V&A, the building has geometric shapes scored into the surface. It is has an angular sloped exterior.
April 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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The NMDC February Newsletter is out now with the latest member news, sector reports and funding. Images this month come from the Ulster Folk Museum, part of National Museums Northern Ireland and show their makers keeping traditional skills alive. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
A woman is weaving, she wears a blue cardigan and green shirt, she has short hair. She is weaving thread using a wooden loom. She stand in a rustic room with coloured yarn hanging on the walls. The Weaver - Ulster Folk Museum A man stands in front of willow branches, he holds a branch in his left hand and in his right he has a small curved knife. The man is wearing a woollen jumper and works in a cottage. The Willow Weaver - Ulster Folk Museum. Photo - Johnny Frazer A man stands over a bench, he is using his hands and working with light coloured wood on the bench. There are wood shavings around his work. He wears a waistcoat, a shirt with his sleeves rolled up and a flat cap. He is smiling. Behind him are tools and it looks like a wood working workshop. The Carpenter - Ulster Folk Museum. Photo Johnny Frazer.
February 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The NMDC March Newsletter is out now with news on culture sector funding, resources and government policy. Images this month come from Royal Museums Greenwich - 'Pirates' exhibition opening 29 March. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
Dummy book ink and watercolour on paper with metal binding, by John Ryan, 1953–55 © Isabel Ryan / Estate of John Ryan. Ring bound children's books with bright colorful illustration of Captain Pugwash the pirate. The illustration shows Captain Pugwash standing on deck he wears a black hat with a skull and cross bones on, blue jacket, red and black waistcoat with a white frilly cravat. He has a sword in his right hand and dark black hair and moustache. The lettering above says Captain Pugwash and below it says 'a pirate story' by John Ryan. You can see the sea in the background and the image is edged in a dark orange. A General History of the Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson, published by J. Watts, 1725 © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. A photograph of a book open at the title page. The right hand side says 'A General History of Pirates' with text underneath. On the left is a print of a pirate, he wears a frock coat with wide sleeves, a bandolier across his chest (a cross body belt) and holds a sword in his right hand. He wears a hat and has a big black beard. Underneath the illustration are the words 'Blackbeard the pirate'. Original costume for Will Turner from The Curse of the Black Pearl cotton, leather, wool and other materials, designed by Penny Rose, about 2002 © Penny Rose / CosProp. A photograph of a film costume belonging to the character Will Turner, played by Orlando Bloom in the film - Pirates of the Caribbean. It is a brown jacket, waistcoat and breaches with black shoes and an orange necktie.
March 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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#GuinnessWorldRecords #TrafficCones #WorldRecord #UnusualCollections #RoadSafety #MuseumOfTrafficCones #CollectorLife #DavidMorgan #UKMuseums #StrangeMuseums
April 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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UK Honours List: V&A deputy Tim Reeve among museum professionals recognised.
Other recipients of King's Birthday Honours include Camilla Hampshire, former head of Royal Albert Memorial Museum

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... #museums #UKMuseums
June 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Why should I queue to see the dinosaurs? It’s time foreigners paid to get into our museums.

Millions visit our country every year and enjoy our paintings, sculptures and stuffed dodos for free – we need a Trumpian solution

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02... #museums #UKMuseums
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The NMDC June Newsletter is out now, catch up with the new Museum Climate Hub and latest sector reports. This month we celebrate with Horniman Museum and Gardens as they celebrate 125 years and open the Kusuma Nature Play area. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums
Photograph of an outdoor play area for children, it features green planting and wooden climbing areas. In the background there is the sloping roof of a cafe. Horniman Museums and Gardens Kusuma Nature Play Area - Horniman and Louisa Rechenbach (photographer) Photograph of a young girl crouching down in an outdoor play area. She wears pink trousers and top, her left hand is outstretched as she pets a wooden snakes head laying on the ground amongst the wood chip. Horniman Museum and Gardens, Kusuma Nature Play. Image credit Horniman and Louisa Rechenbach (photographer) Photograph of an outdoor play area, a climbing roped area is in the shape of a spiders web. There are wooden walkways and play spaces set amongst trees and green bushes. Horniman Museum and Gardens, Kusuma Nature Play. Image credit Horniman and Louisa Rechenbach (photographer). Photograph of a children's outdoor play area. Two young children stand on top of a wooden structure in the background a young child walks toward trees and bushes and a low level planing area. Horniman Museums and Gardens Kusuma Nature Play Area - Horniman and Louisa Rechenbach (photographer)
June 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM