Museums | Cultural Practices

Cultural Practices

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

Art History & Cultural Practices Research Seminars

To register please follow the link to the AHCP Eventbrite page here. Dr Roaa Ali, University of Manchester 3 November: Alistair Hudson,...

Cultural Practices

Unlocking Digital Heritage

By Isaac Hart, Karina Sorrels & Victoria Lane The MA students who chose Digital Heritage as a module in 2021 were faced with an...

Cultural Practices

COMPLEX FRAGMENTS OF A STATE-SPONSORED MEMORIAL DURING COLOMBIA’S MASS PROTESTS

Symbolic reparations are part of the transitional justice framework, a process that societies experiencing conflict or massive human rights

Cultural Practices

CO-CREATION IN COVID-TIME: EMBRACING CHANGE AND UNCERTAINTY

While community co-creation is becoming a buzzword in the museum sector, many museums are still hesitant to share power, give away control a

Cultural Practices

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

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

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

DIGITAL RESPONSES FROM LOCKED-DOWN MUSEUMS

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, museums increased their digital activities. This Insight summarises trajectories of this sudden digital trans

Cultural Practices

MUSEUM ACCESS POST-COVID: LESSONS FOR LEAVING LOCKDOWN

Part of a longer conversation recorded for teaching purposes, Helen talks to ICP’s Andy Hardman about her experiences of inaccessibility in

Cultural Practices

RETHINKING THE ROLE OF MUSEUMS IN A TIME OF CRISIS

As museums around the world have increasingly committed to making themselves digitally accessible to the public during lockdown, we have bee

Cultural Practices

MUSEUMS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIODS

What can museums learn from other cultural institutions addressing conflict, memory and transitional justice to support communities during t