United Kingdom
Back the world ban on looting
In an open letter published in the Independant newspaper in March 2012, 15 leaders of the UK collections community called on the British government to honour its 2004 pledge to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Read More
Durham University Oriental Museum, United Kingdom
The Oriental Museum is the Asian art, antiquities, and material culture museum of Durham University in England. It was opened in 1960, to house and display a remarkable collection, of world renown, covering the entire range of human history and prehistory. Read More
Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world’s greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. Discover 3000 years’ worth of amazing artefacts from many of the world’s richest cultures including ceramics, furniture, fashion, glass, jewellery, Read More
Horniman Museum, United Kingdom
Victorian tea trader Frederick John Horniman began collecting specimens and artefacts from around the World in the 1860′s. Horniman’s key mission was to bring the world to Forest Hill and he opened part of his family house to the public so they could view his collections. In 1898 Horniman commissioned Charles Harrison Townsend to design a new museum building. The musuem opened in 1901.
British Museum, United Kingdom
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. Read More
New funding for UK Museum Japan and Korea galleries
Asia-Europe Museum Network member Durham University Oriental Museum, in England, has received funding to develop its Japan and Korea galleries. Read More
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam
The Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is the pilgrimage that every Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime if they are able. This major exhibition at the British Museum, London charts the history of this spiritual journey. Read More
Museum of Scotland wins best building award
The BBC reports, the team behind the £47.4m refurbishment of the National Museum of Scotland has won the country’s top architecture prize. Read More
UK Museum awarded £50000 for Japanese collection
RENEW is a collecting scheme that helps UK museums create new collections or replenish and develop their existing holdings. This year, University of Durham Oriental Museum, was awarded £50,000. Read More
National Museum of Scotland
The building of the new Museum of Scotland, which opened in 1998, to tell the country’s history from earliest times to the present day, created a landmark museum in Edinburgh for the nation. Read More
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