Museum visits in Sweden increases compared to 2022 figures

A report by the Swedish Museums Association on museum visits over the summer months shows that visits went up by 8% compared to…

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Guidance on advancing trans inclusion for…

NEMO welcomes the recently published Trans-Inclusive Culture: Guidance on advancing trans inclusion for museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations. The important resource is developed by University of Leicester’s…

 
Project Identity on the Line presents recommendations mitigating consequences of war and forced migration

Since 2019, the project I-ON Identity on the Line explored the long-term consequences of different migration processes, forced or…

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Increase visitor experience by adopting…

In a blog post for the American Alliance of Museums, Jackie Armstrong shares how museums can embed trauma-informed practices and values into their work to create a better visitor experience for all.

 
Danish museum visitor number recovers to…

Statistics shows that the Danish museums welcomed the same number of visitors in 2022 as in 2019. In total, 17.9 million people visited museums and their cafés, gardens and parks last year.

 
Report on link between democracy and culture

The European Commission has published the report “Culture and Democracy, the evidence - how citizens’ participation in cultural…

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New public funding demand requires museums in…

Museums and galleries in Scotland must pay all of their workers at least the real Living Wage (£10.90 per hour) to apply for grants, following changes to funding criteria introduced by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS).

 
 A blind person is feeling a replica of a painting. The different elements of the painting are made from different kinds of materials.
New project aims to rethink the role of…

The Sensational Museum project has recently been launched in the United Kingdom and aims to challenge the hierarchical split between museum provision for people with and without disabilities and create a museum that "works for…

 
Museums and police join forces to fight illicit trade in artefacts

Three projects that deal with illicit trafficking of cultural objects were interviewed for an article inHorizon, the EU Research…