Fri 19 Mar, 2021 Event Recording, Museum Debates, Research Forum

[ONLINE] Looking Back, Looking Forward: Decolonising the ...

Museums are grappling with their difficult histories. In the UK, this has been complicated by government intervention; Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden recently met with a number of leading heritage institutions to discuss ‘contested’ portrayals of British history, arguing that museums should ‘retain and explain’. After the global attention brought to…

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Wed 20 May, 2020 Event Recording, Museum Debates, Research Forum

[ONLINE] Declaring Emergency: Museums and the Climate Crisis

This is a live online event.  Please register for further details. The platform and log-in details will be sent to attendees at least 48 hours prior to the event time. Registration will close one hour prior to the event start time.  If you do not receive the platform and log-in…

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Thu 19 Mar, 2020 Museum Debates

[POSTPONED] Declaring Emergency: Museums and the Climate ...

In the interest of public, staff and student safety, we have taken the decision to cancel a number of our upcoming events in light of the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. This event has been postponed a new date will follow soon.   The climate emergency has become a global issue,…

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Thu 20 Jun, 2019 Museum Debates, Research Forum

Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom and Hardeep Pandhal in conversation

Artists Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom and Hardeep Pandhal will come together to discuss their work in relation to the exhibition GENERATIONS: Connecting Across Time and Place. The talk will explore the ways in which both artists’ work challenges wider social and cultural preconceptions. In his video installation, Plantain Drop, Boakye-Yiadom explores the…

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Tue 4 Jun, 2019 Museum Debates, Research Forum

Art as Prescription: Mindfulness in the Museum

Museums across the UK and abroad are increasingly engaging with discourses around mindfulness and mental health. More than 600 museums in the UK – almost a quarter – are already running programmes targeting these topics – from activities aiming to improve mental wellbeing, like meditation and yoga classes, to entire…

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Wed 6 Mar, 2019 Museum Debates, Research Forum

Blurring Boundaries? Confronting Ethnography and Contempo...

Recent exhibitions and permanent displays have brought together a selection of ethnographic objects and contemporary art. Notable examples include the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy (2018) and the recently opened Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World at the British Museum. How can these dialogues between ethnography and contemporary…

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Tue 26 Jun, 2018 Museum Debates, Panel Discussion, Research Forum

Museums after #MeToo

The storm of revelations of sexual abuse that hit the world in 2017 raised a host of questions about the prominence of individuals accused of sexual abuse or harassment. These have many implications for the art world, as proven by recent controversies and debates, including public calls for the Metropolitan…

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Thu 22 Mar, 2018 Museum Debates

The Elephant in the Room: Ivory and the Art World

On 6 October 2017, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced plans to implement a total ban on the UK’s trade of ivory. The ban would have wide-reaching implications across the art world. Its inevitable impact on the movement, display and perception of ivory has polarized opinion amongst art professionals and activists.…

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Thu 16 Mar, 2017 Museum Debates

Museums in a Post-Truth World

In today’s heated post-truth political climate, objective facts have become less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. How should museums react, as places of respite or centres for debate?  Should museums take on activist roles in contemporary society, or should they remain neutral? In…

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Thu 1 Jun, 2017 Museum Debates

Virtual Reality: The Future of Art?

As we consider the future of making art and its display in museums, what role(s) will virtual reality play? There are ethical and practical implications for curators in collecting and showing this continually-developing art form. What are the responsibilities of artists, educators and curators in making this new media accessible…

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Thu 21 Apr, 2016 Museum Debates

In Whose Interest?

As the boundaries between public and private in the art museum become increasingly blurred, this debate asks what is to be gained – and what might be lost or threatened– in the process. Private collectors across the globe are opening their doors to a wider audience, assuming a similar role…

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