UNESCO toolkit helps advance gender equality in cultural policymaking

The practical resource “Culture for All: A Toolkit for Gender Equality in Policymaking” is designed to help policymakers and…

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Ethics toolkit supports museums in cultural…

A new online tool offers museums and cultural institutions structured support in navigating the ethical complexities of restitution and repatriation. DARCA, the Decision Aid for the Restitution of Cultural Artefacts, is designed…

 
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UNESCO’s virtual museum displays stolen…

UNESCO invites online visits to its new initiative aimed at tackling the global challenge of stolen cultural objects. The project introduces a virtual museum dedicated to digitising and showcasing cultural property that is listed…

 
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ICOM and INTERPOL join forces to combat…

The 27th ICOM General Conference recently took place in Dubai, bringing together museum professionals and cultural heritage experts from around the world. Among the key outcomes were strengthened measures against the illicit…

 
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National snapshot of U.S. museums: Recovery…

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has released its 2025 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums, offering a view of the sector’s current state. The findings show that, for the first time since the pandemic, museum…

 
NEMO at the ICOM General Conference in Dubai

Members of the NEMO Board and NEMO’s Secretary General recently attended the ICOM General Conference in Dubai, joining museum professionals from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the international museum…

 
US museum bodies speak out against government censorship

The Trump administration’s latest interference in museums has drawn widespread media attention and resulted in strong responses…

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Decolonising museums – New guide offers…

A new guide helps museum and cultural heritage professionals worldwide to include Ukraine in their decolonisation work.

 
Can museums stay neutral in times of crisis?

This was the topic analysed by NEMO Secretary General Julia Pagel at OBMINs conference “Resilience. Recovery. Future” on 26 June 2025 in Warsaw.