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Pip Diment - Acting Head of Exhibition ACNMW.  I pledge to learn more to be an ally for people of colour, and to get better informed to support my organisation make radical and transformational change.  I can only make this latter claim as I am confident my organisation is going to support this change. I acknowledge that not everyone is in that place yet.

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Pip Diment - Acting Head of Exhibition ACNMW.  I pledge to learn more to be an ally for people of colour, and to get better informed to support my organisation make radical and transformational change.  I can only make this latter claim as I am confident my organisation is going to support this change. I acknowledge that not everyone is in that place yet.

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Arran Rees - Doctoral Researcher & ICOM UK committee

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Arran Rees - Doctoral Researcher & ICOM UK committee

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I pledge to be more proactive in my listening and learning, speak out more robustly when I see discrimination and racism and do better to be an authentic ally.

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world. Over the past months we have been reminded of systemic racism and deeply embedded inequality as black and brown people die at higher rates from COVID-19 and, as shown by the treatment of George Floyd in Minneapolis, die at the hands of law enforcement.

We are committed to listening and working with other heritage organisations on the joint statement of intent that was published on 3 June 2020. In response to these troubling times, ICOM UK intends to use its access to the international museum community and its voice in the global museum conversation to influence change - particularly in the areas of restitution, decolonisation, diversity and inclusion.

ICOM UK supports the view that museums, as memory institutions have a duty to document these stories so they are not forgotten and remain part of our public consciousness. Museums can also play an important role in facilitating the reflection and dialogue needed for positive action and community healing. We urge museum professionals to make meaningful connections between historic events such as these, not only across time but also across space by connecting with colleagues and collections around the world.

On International Museum Day 2020 we started a campaign asking people to make a personal pledge to increase diversity and inclusion. ICOM UK invites you find inspiration in these pledges and show your commitment to ending racism by making a pledge at https://padlet.com/ukicommuseum/pw5gly3uh8ikh0fb

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world.

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world. Over the past months we have been reminded of systemic racism and deeply embedded inequality as black and brown people die at higher rates from COVID-19 and, as shown by the treatment of George Floyd in Minneapolis, die at the hands of law enforcement.

We are committed to listening and working with other heritage organisations on the joint statement of intent that was published on 3 June 2020. In response to these troubling times, ICOM UK intends to use its access to the international museum community and its voice in the global museum conversation to influence change - particularly in the areas of restitution, decolonisation, diversity and inclusion.

ICOM UK supports the view that museums, as memory institutions have a duty to document these stories so they are not forgotten and remain part of our public consciousness. Museums can also play an important role in facilitating the reflection and dialogue needed for positive action and community healing. We urge museum professionals to make meaningful connections between historic events such as these, not only across time but also across space by connecting with colleagues and collections around the world.

On International Museum Day 2020 we started a campaign asking people to make a personal pledge to increase diversity and inclusion. ICOM UK invites you find inspiration in these pledges and show your commitment to ending racism by making a pledge at https://padlet.com/ukicommuseum/pw5gly3uh8ikh0fb

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world.

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world. Over the past months we have been reminded of systemic racism and deeply embedded inequality as black and brown people die at higher rates from COVID-19 and, as shown by the treatment of George Floyd in Minneapolis, die at the hands of law enforcement.

We are committed to listening and working with other heritage organisations on the joint statement of intent that was published on 3 June 2020. In response to these troubling times, ICOM UK intends to use its access to the international museum community and its voice in the global museum conversation to influence change - particularly in the areas of restitution, decolonisation, diversity and inclusion.

ICOM UK supports the view that museums, as memory institutions have a duty to document these stories so they are not forgotten and remain part of our public consciousness. Museums can also play an important role in facilitating the reflection and dialogue needed for positive action and community healing. We urge museum professionals to make meaningful connections between historic events such as these, not only across time but also across space by connecting with colleagues and collections around the world.

On International Museum Day 2020 we started a campaign asking people to make a personal pledge to increase diversity and inclusion. ICOM UK invites you find inspiration in these pledges and show your commitment to ending racism by making a pledge at https://padlet.com/ukicommuseum/pw5gly3uh8ikh0fb

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world.

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world. Over the past months we have been reminded of systemic racism and deeply embedded inequality as black and brown people die at higher rates from COVID-19 and, as shown by the treatment of George Floyd in Minneapolis, die at the hands of law enforcement.

We are committed to listening and working with other heritage organisations on the joint statement of intent that was published on 3 June 2020. In response to these troubling times, ICOM UK intends to use its access to the international museum community and its voice in the global museum conversation to influence change - particularly in the areas of restitution, decolonisation, diversity and inclusion.

ICOM UK supports the view that museums, as memory institutions have a duty to document these stories so they are not forgotten and remain part of our public consciousness. Museums can also play an important role in facilitating the reflection and dialogue needed for positive action and community healing. We urge museum professionals to make meaningful connections between historic events such as these, not only across time but also across space by connecting with colleagues and collections around the world.

On International Museum Day 2020 we started a campaign asking people to make a personal pledge to increase diversity and inclusion. ICOM UK invites you find inspiration in these pledges and show your commitment to ending racism by making a pledge at https://padlet.com/ukicommuseum/pw5gly3uh8ikh0fb

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As people across the globe stand in unity against racial injustice, ICOM UK stands with them. We recognise that discrimination, oppression and dehumanisation are everyday occurrences for many people around the world.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/ As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/ As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/

As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an industry group with more than 35,000 members, has issued recommended safety guidelines for institutions that have reopened or are planning to do so soon. Based on precautionary steps taken in March by the National Gallery Singapore, M+ Hong Kong, and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, CIMAM's recommendations include ensuring all visitors wear protective masks on museum premises, suspending guided tours and large events, and screenings for visitors who appear unwell. The organization also encourages institutions to consider turning away people who have visited the virus's epicenters recently.

Proposed staff safety measures include checking workers' temperatures twice a day, having employees wear protective masks at all times, and creating schedules wherein workers alternate working on site and at home. The organization encourages museums to increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting their spaces, to urge visitors to purchase tickets online (as opposed to in-person), and to make hand sanitizer readily available across different areas.

Finally, CIMAM is encouraging modern and contemporary art museums to clearly communicate their efforts to maintain social distancing, temperature screenings, and contact tracing measures so as to "pre-empt and manage the expectations of visitors."

The full list of guidelines can be found on CIMAM's website.

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This article was first published by ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-reopening-coronavirus-guidelines-1202685405/ As art institutions around the world begin to make plans to reopen following coronavirus-related closures, a global network of modern and contemporary museum experts has released a set of recommended practices to continue to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

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Sandra Shakespeare FRSA
@shakes_sandra

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Sophie Small - Salford Museum & Art Gallery/ Girl Museum Inc

I pledge to keep learning, bit by bit, from the community across the sector and from outside, so I can do my bit to make adjustments, voice new ideas and improve experiences for everyone!

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Rachel Moss - www.Particip8tion.com

I pledge to raise awareness of who is not in the room when considering the current museum workforce & to open up dialogues to support a more open playing field for those who are underrepresented in the sector workforce by campaigning to change recruitment practices to become more inclusive & transparent, stamp out unpaid internships/traineeships & anything else that supports this

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SEND in Museums project 2019 - South East Museums Development Programme 

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SEND in Museums project 2019 - South East Museums Development Programme 

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"The children were alert, joining in, had fun. It was a relaxed visit and we went with what worked well. The resource can be used for lots of different audiences. Personally it was eye-opening (the visit to the SEND partner school), it blew my mind what the children had to deal with and how they engaged with the sensory resources. I came away inspired to adapt the workshops. I now feel able to train other staff members. We have a huge team of over 800 volunteers, and I feel confident to be able to share it with them.'
-Lucy Ward, Brooklands Museum

The SEND in Museums conference - showcased the SEND in Museums project which ran throughout the South East during April - July. This linked museums with a variety of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabled) groups and ages to produce focused outcomes that increased inclusion. This conference celebrated that work and built upon it with practical workshops and talks that covered different SEND subjects. The day concluded with an open discussion with strategic organisations to explore what the sector can do next to welcome SEND audiences.

Delegates heard from three museums within the SEND in Museums project on how they engaged with their audiences to create new resources and partnerships. They were given a further 12 case studies from the remaining project museums also giving practical overview of their work.

Special Schools and Museum Toolkit

We are delighted to launch this unique toolkit which aims to provide museums with practical support to create inclusive and accessible experiences for people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Download here.
SEND in Museums Conference

Presentations
Samantha Bowen Conference Presentation Becki Morris at Disability Collaborative Network Presentation Brooklands Autism in Museums Presentation
Resources
Workshop Details SEND and Museums Conference programme "Thought you'd like to know we had a second, follow up visit form Jigsaw school today. We used the same format with a different subject and it went REALLY well. Because the children had been before they (&us!) were so much more relaxed and they really interacted with me and the objects well. We plan to arrange more visits next year"
-Kay, Haslemere Museum

Case Studies
Banbury Museum Brooklands Museum Chiltern Open Air Museum Crawley Museum Haslemere Museum Lewes Castle National Museum of the Royal Navy River & Rowing Museum Stowe House The Museum of English Rural Life The National Motor Museum Windsor Castle
Case Study Presentations
"Many of us have friends or relatives with a special need or disability but it is only when you take part in a project like this one, that you begin to realise the scope and range of issues that people face and that issues can occur throughout your life. There is a huge 'market' of visitors and potential visitors that we risk losing if we don't listen to their needs. Because these needs can be very different, and sometimes conflicting, it can be hard to know what to prioritise, but this project/conference has given me lots of pointers and contacts so I am more confident about making a start and getting my Museum on board. The most important thing I have learnt is that giving people information is critical so that SEND visitors know what to expect."
Vicki Wood, Learning Coordinator, Banbury Museum

Other Resources
Staff feedback from deaf awareness - 18 June 2019 COAM Workshop, Toys - Wednesday 15th May Student Feedback Using Symbols Accessibility Checklist For Museums
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"The children were alert, joining in, had fun. It was a relaxed visit and we went with what worked well. The resource can be used for lots of different audiences. Personally it was eye-opening (the visit to the SEND partner school), it blew my mind what the children had to deal with and how they engaged with the sensory resources.

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Sam Bowen, Museum Development Officer for South East Museums Development Programme (UK) SEND parent and #SENDinMuseums activist.

I pledge to continue to make Museums more SEND and disability aware and friendly. Museums have the capacity to create meaningful experiences for everyone and are there to represent everybody. I am the author of the Special Schools and Museums Toolkit and promote #SENDinMuseums widely.
@makedoandSEND

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We are delighted to launch this unique toolkit which aims to provide museums with practical support to create inclusive and accessible experiences for people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

Samantha Bowen is a Museum Development Officer in Kent, she has worked in museums for twenty years, during this time she became a parent to a child with severe physical and learning disabilities, this led to her obtaining first hand experience of lack of inclusion or appropriate offer to SEND audiences by many museums.

This experience inspired her to set up a project in Kent, and, working with a skilled museum and heritage learning consultant, they worked with three museums and special schools to create low cost improvements to make museums more welcoming accessible to SEND families and schools.

These case studies along with practical advice are bought together in the Special Schools and Museum Toolkit which is free for downloading using the link below.

The toolkit is lighthearted and assumes no prior knowledge of SEND audiences or their needs, but a glossary of terms is included which should help with the jargon.

Thank you to Sam Bowen for her incredible work on bringing this project to life, to the museums and schools involved in the case studies, and to Martin Crowther for working with Sam to develop this project.
Special Schools and Museum Toolkit

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We are delighted to launch this unique toolkit which aims to provide museums with practical support to create inclusive and accessible experiences for people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

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Dr Diljeet Kaur Bhachu, Project Coordinator - Our Shared Cultural Heritage, Glasgow Museums, @OSCH_Glasgow

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Dr Diljeet Kaur Bhachu, Project Coordinator - Our Shared Cultural Heritage, Glasgow Museums, @OSCH_Glasgow

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I pledge to keep fighting to make space for more young people in heritage sector decision-making, and pushing for more, and better, representation and inclusion of all under-represented and marginalised people. Here's a link to the fantastic work by GoMA Youth Group, who curated an exhibition of work by young artists earlier this year - this is what can happen when we hand over the power!

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas. They embrace collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking in order to advance artistic practice as well as create space for society to imagine new futures. ICOM UK and British Council work to promote the exchange of ideas between people from different backgrounds across the globe. I invite you to reflect on how we can increase diversity and inclusion as a means of creating a better society. View Tonya's exhibition online at https://artuk.org/discover/curations/International-Museums-Day-2020-Diversity-Inclusion-and-Innovation
To coincide with IMD, Art UK announces the launch of Curations, a revolutionary free digital tool allowing anyone anywhere to create an online exhibition. Museums and other public collections can also mount digital exhibitions of physical shows that have closed whilst also imagining exhibitions they would like to stage in the future. During lockdown, Curations will be of particular value to collections.

Curations is free to use and has been developed by cultural education charity Art UK to encourage people to engage with the nation's art. The tool allows anyone to choose artworks for their exhibition from Art UK, the online home for the national art collection. 250,000 artworks by 46,000 artists from 3,300 collection venues are on the platform - numbers that are growing all the time.

Democratising art

Anyone can add commentaries or notes to their Curations, organise their artworks and choose from a selection of exhibition display modes. Curations can be kept private or published publicly and can be shared on social media through the hashtags #CurateYourOwn and #ArtUKCurations.

Whether curating their favourite artworks, exploring a more thematic approach, or revealing their amazing discoveries, users will be inspired to tell their own stories behind the nation's art collection.

A vital resource for collections

Art UK's Partner collections can share actual or imagined exhibitions with a global online audience of over 2.5 million annual users. During lockdown, with many exhibitions postponed or cancelled, this will be vital. Curations will broaden access to art collections and help institutions reach new audiences. It will ensure physical exhibitions are digitally preserved for the future.

Curations will help to unite the UK's digital art collections in innovative ways, showing solidarity across the sector and supporting Towards a National Collection's new #CollectionsUnited campaign.

A tool for learning

Curations will support learners of all ages and abilities. Teachers will be able to use the tool to plan lessons and activities - encouraging pupils to explore new themes or connections. Students can use it to support their studies and present their own work.

Start curating now

You can view Curations at http://artuk.org/discover/curations
Make your own at http://artuk.org/participate/curate

Sculptor Conrad Shawcross, Art UK's 2020 Patron, said: 'In these unprecedented times, Curations
is an extraordinary tool that offers new and innovative ways for the public to engage with the nation's art.'

Artist Bob and Roberta Smith, Art UK Trustee said, 'The British people own the most marvellous
collection of art. Art UK brings it together in one place. Curations will remind them how marvellous it is.'

Andrew Ellis, Art UK's Director, says: 'Curations is an example of what is possible when you digitally
connect the national art collection. It means museums and the public alike can now bring together
artworks from institutions across the country, tell the stories behind the art, and share their Curations
with others. Art UK is all about democratising the nation's art collection. Curations takes this a step
further.'

The development and build of Curations has been generously supported by the Ampersand
Foundation. Curations was built by the London agency Keepthinking.

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On the occasion of International Museums Day (IMD), it is my pleasure to present a selection of artworks from the British Council collection which celebrate diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation. Each of the artists featured uses 'difference' as a means of discovery and an engine for new ideas.

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I pledge to keep fighting to make museum employment more equitable, more open, more inclusive and more representative by challenging bad practice and celebrating the good in museum employment. How can we expect to be more equitable, or more diverse for audiences, collections, programmes, practice; if we are not first looking at who is making museums decisions and why?

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Becki Morris, Disability Collaborative Network

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Becki Morris, Disability Collaborative Network

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DCN's pledge has always been there to empower museums and colleagues no matter the size, to share good practice and develop their skills and knowledge for an inclusive sector. We are all in this together, and can be here for each other across the sector.

For museums that want to start positive action now for inclusive digital communications, DCN and EMBED have free resources here:
https://embed.org.uk/embed-talks

https://www.musedcn.org.uk/2018/06/07/how-to-be-more-accessible-on-social-media-snapchat-vimeo/

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Becki Morris, Disability Collaborative Network 

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I pledge with colleagues to continue DCNs and EMBED's work and support museums and heritage organisations on their inclusive journey. And this is why through DCNs work across sectors and our cross sector partnership with EMBED, it is clear that previous practice for the Heritage Sector has radically shifted from the lockdown period.  Pathways, commitment and action to embed intersectional inclusion leads to diversity and representation in the workforce. Collaborative working with equal partners creates better practice, resources, skills and knowledge.   There are solutions here to support organisations and museums of all sizes and stakeholders, through our work to reduce polarisation and create intersectional inclusion at the core of every organisation.

For museums to take positive action: DCN and EMBED have recently released resources for inclusive digital communications and social media.

@museumDCN
https://www.musedcn.org.uk/
Podcast (with captions): https://embed.org.uk/embed-talks

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Shambwaditya Ghosh, Ambedkar University, India

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Shambwaditya Ghosh, Ambedkar University, India

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There are a lot to include in the museum sector especially in India and south asia. Museums now should include the voices of those who are oppressed politically, by religion and socially. Anthropologists and sociologists studies them but they are not part of museum. This is what I want to say on Inyernational Museum Day. We shall over come !!!

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Miranda Lowe, Founding Member of Museum Detox & Principal Curator (NHM) 

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Miranda Lowe, Founding Member of Museum Detox & Principal Curator (NHM) 

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I see diversity and inclusion as the key to opening the door to the heritage sector’s continued resilience. Museums, galleries and archives need to meaningfully and actively engagement with the communities they claim to want to see and be. I will collaborate with confidence worldwide as I work with societies and groups that support the sector to make inclusive positive change and embed associated practices, some of those organisations are listed below:

https://www.museumdetox.org/

https://www.cultureand.org/

https://www.museumhue.com/

https://www.natsca.org/

https://spnhc.org/

https://www.artcurators.org/

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Neil Webb, Director, Theatre and Dance, British Council

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Neil Webb, Director, Theatre and Dance, British Council

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On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia and the eve of #IMD2020 I’m remembering a magical evening at the Ulster Museum in 2014 as part of the Outburst Queer Arts Festival. David Hoyle’s Queer Museum Tour is an anarchic, joyous and moving reinterpretation of a museum’s collection, allowing us a multitude of possible perspectives and readings. It asks, “Where is our queer history and why is it important that we make it visible?” Part performance, part tour, in his inimitable style, he uncovers our hidden and often troubled histories, revealing and celebrating the queer wonder to be found.

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Cedar Lewisohn, Curator, Southbank Centre,  @cedarlewisohn   

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Cedar Lewisohn, Curator, Southbank Centre,  @cedarlewisohn   

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I love museums. They are spaces that allow us to understand and constantly re-evaluate history and imagine multiple futures. Museums are places of community and platforms where we can be confronted by ideas that challenge and amaze us. I believe that museums are more than a building. When I think of how museums will look and function in a post-Covid 19 world, it seems that outside spaces will be more important than ever. So the challenge is going to be, how do we bring museum quality collections and objects, outside of the museum buildings.

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Samuel Pontin, Programme Co-ordinator, Culture&, @cultureand_ 

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Samuel Pontin, Programme Co-ordinator, Culture&, @cultureand_ 

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The national lockdown has highlighted many things that previously went overlooked. As realities change, and circumstances shift museums have been making steps to diversify their digital accessibility. We have seen a sharp-rise in virtual museum spaces, accessible from anywhere in the world. While museums are closed, I can virtually visit a museum in London, or one in Kuala Lumpur with equal ease. We do not know how long COVID-19 will be around, or if lockdown measures will be re-implemented once lifted. Investment in digital accessibility is more important than ever. An online museum is always open.

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1.  I keep thinking about what the artist Olafur Eliasson said in a recent discussion with the curator Yuko Hasegawa.  Eliasson says, when you go to a museum you go to ‘produce’ yourself, and your identity by the impact of what you see and experience.  Museums are where we go to find out who we are and create our own future.  What if what we are is not at the museum?

2. Despite many museums best efforts to be inclusive, they reinforce the ‘separateness’ of people by stratification of their programmes.  The best museum allows all people of all abilities to experience ‘Access’ to a museum at the same time and in the same place, as a shared experience.

3. I would like museums to also house artist studios, to engage as much with the makers of the objects as the objects themselves and support livelihoods

4. Museums can be outside, inside, a state of mind, a movement or a feeling.  I like Climate Museum UK and Cateran Eco Museum for pointing the way to a different way of looking and seeing

5. I’ve been talking a lot recently about ‘slow programming’ with my colleague Parvinder, stopping to listen to what the art is telling us before we move forward.  I am reminded of a quote by John McGrath, Director of the Manchester International Festival.  ‘’ When we travel we should always make our travel a journey – a deep journey of learning and not just a superficial visit’’  This is how we will approach museums in the future.

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Dr Fiona Bartels-Ellis OBE, Global Head Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, British Council

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Dr Fiona Bartels-Ellis OBE, Global Head Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, British Council

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There’s a uniqueness to museums for me.  They have several roles including collecting, preserving, documenting and where they do so – interpreting, so that they help our understanding and learning and connecting to something bigger and more expansive than us, crossing generations and decades, time and place.  They disrupt insularity and the increasingly prevalent individualism with its dangers.  They reach out and speak to us of those who laid the foundations on which we stand and live our lives.  They reflect joy and suffering, breath taking innovation and creativity and skill, resilience and aspirations and hope.  They raise profound questions about power and inequality, cultural appropriation and ownership, objectification, otherising, voyeurism and who can and cannot and should and should not speak for and represent - themes which are central to EDI in different ways.   They need curators with deep skills, understanding and insight to navigate these issues with sensitivity and with the values of equality, diversity and inclusion absolutely at the heart – now more so than ever given our pleasingly, general heightened sensitivity to these aspects.

Museums allow what has been supressed to be made visible and untold stories to be told.  I love them but am often overwhelmed by them.  My visit to the Genocide Museum in Rwanda with a group of colleagues in SSA during an EDI workshop and our subsequent related discussion was a stark and shared experience of reminding ourselves of the importance of nurturing what joins us and why EDI matters.  At the end of another EDI workshop, this time a Wider Europe one during which we visited the Megerian Carpet Museum, I had the privilege of being personally taken to the Genocide Museum in Armenia by the Country Director Arevik  Saribekyan and to the absolutely incredible Museum of Ancient Manuscripts.  I remain touched by the salutary learning of a people and history and I knew nothing about and which inspired and lifted and terrified me, but most of all engendered deep respect for Armenian people and their history and culture and contributions thanks to these museums.

Museums and EDI go together make no mistake about it.  They have the potential to synthesise and reinforce shared values and aspirations drawing on all, if not many of the senses, given the increasing creativity and innovation museum staff bring.  They teach us if we choose to learn about what it means to be human in all its ugliness and incredible beauty.

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Tonya Nelson, Director, Arts Technology and Innovation

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Tonya Nelson, Director, Arts Technology and Innovation

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During the COVID19 lockdown, I have curated an online exhibition for ArtUK’s new Curation platform. Unfortunately, as I sought to research art works made by BAME and female artists, I found very little published and freely available online. If we want to see more diversity and inclusivity in museums, we need to make sure that collections relevant to people from diverse backgrounds are researched and documented. Yes, this is the job of professional curators, but technology gives us unprecedented opportunities to be amateur curators and arts journalist. I pledge to take time to research and write about collections that have been ignored by the mainstream.
https://artuk.org/

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What am I doing to improve diversity…I’m here! Sometimes, as a person of colour, our very presence is an act of resistance. Supported and supporting as a member of Museum Detox, I curate stories that honour those who have gone before. I speak even though I’m afraid, I go on, even though I’m tired. I try to understand the fear and hate I have internalised, that might prevent me from being a better ally. I allow myself to hope, that one day, museum will reflect the diverse world in which we have always lived.

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Professor Catherine McDermott, Secretary, ICOM UK 

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In this moment of contraction in the museum sector I want to support campaigns leading equality, diversity and inclusion and emerging from lockdown I want to see those values remain high on every museum’s agenda.   When the ICOM UK conference was booked out in a day, it was so great to see others thinking the same.   For some time I have been volunteering as a mentor to support marginalised young people access creative careers.  I was inspired to do so because in my family, supported by generous grants, I was part of the first generation of working class Irish Catholics to enter university.  I am now going to pledge time and support to the work of two charities supporting social mobility into creative professions, Arts Emergency and The Saturday Club.

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Starts with just being there. My existence challenges people who aren’t used to being around working class people of colour.

Then it’s my actions. I do my best to listen. I pass the mic because there’s diversity within “diversity” and I’m not always the best person for the job. I signpost opportunities to people I know aren’t represented enough in the arts. And with the powers-that-be, I encourage and challenge them to unlearn their biases and to work locally.

But diversity can’t be reliant on the goodwill of the marginalised. Put money where your mouth  is; we need structural change.

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The first part is being present, being a face and a voice.  Questioning why things continue to be done in certain ways and holding people and organisations to account.  We’re all used to hearing about how important ‘diversity’ is, but what I want to see is inclusion and see that being actively demonstrated by organisations.

In my role, I’m keen to ensure that the young people I work with love museums, but are from different backgrounds and with different experiences, because it’s those voices that ensure that museums stay relevant and have meaning to everyone.

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Everyday, turning up to work, showing up for life is a fight. Living as a POC is hard. My presence feels unwanted in so many places, including at work where my bosses only seem to have prepared the most precarious roles on the lowest pay and are not interested in what I have to offer or anything I may have to say. Life feels like survival when nobody wants you there and your contribution is neither acknowledged, nor validated. It's like living in a slum and suiting up/showing up for work every day with a smile. For this world, I don't exist, I am just a minority, an anomaly, a glitch in the system.

What I personally do on a daily basis to improve EDI is to keep putting myself out there, as someone who can tick most of the boxes in the diversity section of any form. Slowly I carve my place and my right to exist in the sector. I see kids who look like the little girl I was and I can be a role model to them and show them that they have their place in the sector as professionals if that's what they'd  like to do or as a welcome visitor to any museum or gallery within the UK.

In a post-Covid world, organisations need to stop hiding behind the ‘there’s no money for that’ one liner and seek to effect real change through applying EDI practices. There have been enormous amounts of round tables, reports, podcasts and articles published about what these are. Now is the time to stop having the discussion and effecting the changes needed to make the heritage sector a healthier, fairer place to visit and to work in.

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Museum Detox is a network for museum and heritage workers who identify as of colour.

If you can, please support their members experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus crisis.

A recent survey of their members has highlighted the economic challenges many in the Museum Detox network are experiencing during the current crisis.

"My main concern is going to be paying my rent and bills and not really building any career for the next year or so" - Anonymous

Museum Detoxers on precarious, fixed-term, self-employed and zero-hour contracts, as well as those with caring responsibilities, have been particularly impacted by the pandemic.

In response to this situation Museum Detox is offering £150 of hardship funding to members of the network who are experiencing financial hardship at this time. Applications will be prioritised according to need, please email museumdetox@gmail.com to apply.

Due to generous donations from both allies and members of Museum Detox we can offer funding to 8 people, however the more we raise the more people we can support. So please give generously.

People of colour are underrepresented in the museum workforce, are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus; and are less likely to have the protection of permanent contracts, often afforded to those in specialist and managerial roles.

This fundraiser has been set up by Charlotte Holmes on behalf of the Museum Detox Volunteer Executive Committee. All monies raised will go direct to members in need. We have been inspired by West Midlands Artists Coronavirus Emergency Fund, UKQTIBIPOC Emergency Relief & Hardship Fund, and the Museum freelancers coronavirus fund.

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Museum Detox is a network for museum and heritage workers who identify as of colour. If you can, please support their members experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus crisis. A recent survey of their members has highlighted the economic challenges many in the Museum Detox network are experiencing during the current crisis.

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Welcome to our Digital Pledges for IMD 2020!

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Welcome to our Digital Pledges for IMD 2020!

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Treat this space like a digital cork board to jot down ideas and pledges for museums of the future post CV-19 lockdown

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Simply type a short pledge into the box, attach an insipirational image, interesting article or good webpage and you're done!

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The Theme is Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, which we have broken down into 3 themes:
People (staff and audiences)
Collections
Programmes (education, outreach, exhibitions etc)

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Be succinct, and use links - we want to see your great work and aspirations.
Be respectful, and treat this space as you would like to be treated.

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Stop using anniversaires / PR moments for token gestures, every day should be BAME / LGBT / Disability awareness and can be using innovative digital curation and events

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Commit to positive action across all areas of staffing, focussing on specialist roles like conservation and curation

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Museum Detox is a network for museum and heritage workers who identify as of colour.

If you can, please support their members experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus crisis.

A recent survey of their members has highlighted the economic challenges many in the Museum Detox network are experiencing during the current crisis.

"My main concern is going to be paying my rent and bills and not really building any career for the next year or so" - Anonymous

Museum Detoxers on precarious, fixed-term, self-employed and zero-hour contracts, as well as those with caring responsibilities, have been particularly impacted by the pandemic.

In response to this situation Museum Detox is offering £150 of hardship funding to members of the network who are experiencing financial hardship at this time. Applications will be prioritised according to need, please email museumdetox@gmail.com to apply.

Due to generous donations from both allies and members of Museum Detox we can offer funding to 8 people, however the more we raise the more people we can support. So please give generously.

People of colour are underrepresented in the museum workforce, are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus; and are less likely to have the protection of permanent contracts, often afforded to those in specialist and managerial roles.

This fundraiser has been set up by Charlotte Holmes on behalf of the Museum Detox Volunteer Executive Committee. All monies raised will go direct to members in need. We have been inspired by West Midlands Artists Coronavirus Emergency Fund, UKQTIBIPOC Emergency Relief & Hardship Fund, and the Museum freelancers coronavirus fund.

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Museum Detox is a network for museum and heritage workers who identify as of colour. If you can, please support their members experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus crisis. A recent survey of their members has highlighted the economic challenges many in the Museum Detox network are experiencing during the current crisis.