Cultural Practices
Diarias globales by Lorena Wolffer: Reconnecting during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic sent most of the world population to their homes. In many countries in Latin America, it seemed to stop the...
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Cultural Practices
- Nov 27, 2021
- 1 min
THE NEW NORMAL?: Voices of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Institute for Cultural Practices is proud to present ‘The New Normal?: Voices of the COVID-19 Pandemic’, a pop-up exhibition in...
Cultural Practices
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Manchester Camerata: Performing Through the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic left orchestras unable to carry out what is arguably their primary role: performing and making live music with...
Cultural Practices
- Mar 16, 2021
- 9 min
‘DISRUPTING THE ART MUSEUM NOW!’: RESPONDING TO THE NFT SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
The last few days has seen a Twitter debate on the use of museum-based public domain digital images by a company called ‘Global Art Museum’
Cultural Practices
- Dec 18, 2020
- 5 min
THE HYPERMASCULINE MUSEUM
As cultural organisations begin to intensify equality, diversity and inclusion work, Stephen Welsh reflects on his own experiences as a memb
Cultural Practices
- Nov 23, 2020
- 14 min
‘EXPLORING BLOCKCHAIN IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR’ CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Exploring Blockchain in the Cultural Sector was an online conference that took place on 16th October 2020, hosted by the University of Ma
Cultural Practices
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
AMID A PANDEMIC: MENTAL HEALTH AND MUSEUM CIVICS
Mental health is suffering due to the social and economic impact of covid-19. This insight charts how data driven public engagement can help
Cultural Practices
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
THE BENEVOLENT MUSEUM
At a time of intense reflection for our cultural organisations, Stephen Welsh challenges museums and galleries to consider what ‘benevolence
Cultural Practices
- Aug 17, 2020
- 10 min
PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ARCHIVE VOLUNTEERS: METHODS USED ON THE MANCHESTER TOGETHER ARCHIVE
This article presents some of the methods used to provide emotional support to volunteers working with the Manchester Together Archive (MTA)
Cultural Practices
- Jul 29, 2020
- 8 min
#CLOSEDBUTACTIVE? AN EXHIBITION TRYING TO FIND ITS VOICE DURING LOCKDOWN
This Insight looks at the temporary exhibition “We Capitalists. From Zero to Turbo” at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany, which was open
Cultural Practices
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH FOLK PAGEANTRY – AHRC RESEARCH PROJECT
Lecturer in Heritage studies, Dr Jenna C. Ashton, leads a 24-month £417,445 AHRC research project ‘Community Climate Resilience through Folk
Cultural Practices
- Jul 18, 2020
- 9 min
WHAT COLLECTING SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS CAN TELL US ABOUT COLLECTING COVID-19 – PART II
In this 2-part article, Kostas Arvanitis reflects on what collecting spontaneous memorials after traumatic events, such as terrorist attacks