Recommendations for museums when preparing for crisis and war

The Polish National Institute for Museums has published an English version of its guidelines for museums to prepare for situations…

Report on protecting Ukrainian cultural heritage

The CULT Committee of the European Parliament has published a study on protecting cultural heritage from armed conflicts in…

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Learnings museums made from the Covid-19…

The American Alliance of Museums has released a special series of in-depth reports examining some of the long-term lessons, mindsets and practices museums have learned and adopted from the Covid-19 pandemic.

 
Report presents main themes of European…

In the fifth edition of the EMA European Museum Report, the writers give account of how European did in 2022 and their main challenges and opportunities. Key themes brought up include the war in Ukraine, energy prices and…

 
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Danish museums struggle with increasing…

A recent report by the Association of Danish Museums shows that the high energy prices are hitting the museums hard. Some museums even indicate that they might have to lay off staff or reduce opening hours. Even though another…

 
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Support initiative for Ukrainian open-air…

NEMO member EXARC has launched the Support Ukraine Network (SUN) to facilitate support for museums and their employees in Ukraine. The initiative provides mentorship and resources for open-air museums, experimental archaeologists,…

 
European Parliament support and opportunities for Ukraine

In the last weeks, the European Parliament has published several news about support for culture in Ukraine as well as support for…

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Appeal for continued support to protect…

At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2022, Vasyl Rozhko from the Heritage Rescue Emergency Initiative (HERI) delivered a video message from Ukraine about the current situation for museum professionals and the important work that…

 
Two national museums in Kyiv damaged by Russian missiles

Last week, missile strikes by Russia  have damaged two of Kyiv’s national museums, according to Ukraine’s culture minister…