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THE HYPERMASCULINE MUSEUM

As cultural organisations begin to intensify equality, diversity and inclusion work, Stephen Welsh reflects on his own experiences as a memb

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‘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

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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

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THE LAWS OF ILLUMINATION

Librarians who began practising in the last twenty years have had the phrases, ‘the death of the book,’ and ‘the end of libraries’ ringing i

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THE BENEVOLENT MUSEUM

At a time of intense reflection for our cultural organisations, Stephen Welsh challenges museums and galleries to consider what ‘benevolence

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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)

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#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

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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

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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

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WHO WILL DEAL WITH THE UNDERLYING ISSUES ONCE THE STATUES ARE OUT OF SIGHT?

Over the last weeks, activists in Europe and the US attacked statues of figures perceived to be representations of colonialism, imperialism,

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EQUITY, EMPATHY, AND ETHICS IN DIGITAL HERITAGE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

“Equity, Empathy, and Ethics in Digital Heritage Practice and Research” is a joint project between the Institute for Cultural Practices and

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Q: WHAT, NOW, FOR PUBLIC STATUES WITH RACIST, COLONIAL, OR IMPERIAL HISTORIES?

With Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Colston statue still making headlines in the UK calls to do something about statues