New NEMO publication explores museum‑based art psychotherapy and healing

NEMO’s Working Group LEM – The Learning Museum examines the growing intersection between museums, mental health, and care in its new publication “Art, healing and museums. Exploring museum‑based art psychotherapy Practices with a…

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Organising the year sustainably with the…

As a new year is about to start, one might reflect on working practices and explore new approaches. For inspiration, creative freelancers can turn to a new resource by Julie’s Bicycle that brings together resources and offers a…

 
Revisit the NEMO European Museum Conference…

The NEMO European Museum Conference "Who cares? Museums, wellbeing, and resilience” brought together 327 participants from 37 countries in Horsens, Denmark, from 26-28 October 2025 to explore how museums can foster wellbeing and…

 
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Call for researcher: Help shape NEMO report…

NEMO will appoint a researcher to explore how AI is shaping museums and to compile findings into a report that will guide institutions through this time of rapid technological change. Overseen by the NEMO Working Group Digital…

 
Call for participation: Spring of Critical Thinking 2026

From 19 March to 5 April 2026, Universcience will host the fifth edition of the “Spring of Critical Thinking”, an event dedicated…

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NEMO Members’ Meetup: Critical Thinking for…

How can museums nurture critical thinking - for their audiences, their teams, and the wider public - and why is this skill essential in today’s cultural landscape? These questions shaped the latest NEMO Members’ Meetup, held…

 
NEMO at the Lithuanian Museums Association Forum: Museums and the Power of Change

On 27 November 2025, the Lithuanian Museums Association convened its annual forum ‘Museums: The Power of Change’ in Kaunas,…

NEMO Participates in ECHOES Workshop in…

From 21–22 November, NEMO took part in an ECHOES project workshop hosted by the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus. The two-day meeting fostered collaboration across multiple work streams and provided a productive space to…

 
NEMO Members’ Meetup: Wellbeing in museums

On 11 November 2025, NEMO members were invited to a NEMO Members’ Meetup to explore how museums can strengthen wellbeing for…

Research proves that viewing art benefits the…

A study led by King’s College London, initiated by Art Fund and co-funded by the Psychiatry Research Trust, has shown that viewing original art has immediate, measurable benefits for the human body.