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MuseumsUnlocked celebrated museums, art, culture & heritage during 2020's lockdowns, curated by Dan Hicks
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Delighted to say we have awarded our most significant prize - the The British Academy President’s Medal - to David Olusoga for his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-briti…




Watch the full report by alex thomson and Nanette van der Laan here: channel4.com/news/revealed-…


MuseumEALife how can you justify the ill-conceived and unwanted food museum vanity project when your collection is seriously dilapidated? #savemuseumealife


@StuffMummyMakes Lisa Harris BBC Suffolk @museumealife Jenny Cousins Sharon Goddard Lisa Harris Are you listening? This is a deeply unpopular move. Please have the wisdom to step back and at least do a proper consultation now the scale of opposition is clear. We will help you and work with you gladly. #savemuseumealife

My latest. When the British plundered the Benin Bronzes in 1897, they sold them to help finance their murderous colonial escapades. To borrow from Marc Fennell, this is not just loot. The British Museum and Boston's MFA are holding on to "blood art". washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

EVENT: The War on Culture: Where Next? Lecture Given by Professor Dan Hicks, Author of The Brutish Museums for the Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture 2022 Date: 7th April 2022 7:30pm at Bernie Grant Arts Centre Purchase your £6 Tickets today 👇👇👇 berniegrantcentre.co.uk/see/bernie-gra… @profdanhicks


Museum of the Home we're looking for a Chair of Trustees to help us continue the transformation of the Museum. Please take a look and apply : …blicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/mu… (Deadline, 8 June 2022) Museums Unlocked please share 🙏🏾





“Two new books by Nigel Biggar and Adam Kuper advocate for wilful amnesia and collective repression of British colonial brutality.“ Beware the Rise of Anti-Anti-Colonialism hyperallergic.com/817528/beware-… via hyperallergic
