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Awards & Bursaries

Europeana Research Grants Programme 2021

30 Apr 2021

The Europeana Foundation has launched the 2021 Europeana Research Grants Programme. to support initiatives that bring together cultural heritage professionals and researchers. The deadline is 31 May 2021....

Publications

Toolkit: Cross-Border Cooperation for Museums - From a Project Idea to a Successful Proposal

16 Apr 2021

NEMO, the Network of European Museum Organisations, have developed a toolkit to help museums and museum associations across Europe to better access EU funding and increase their international activities....

Advocacy

Culture Action Europe calls for culture to be made central to EU recovery

25 Mar 2021

In a second open letter, Culture Action Europe reiterates call by 110+ pan-European networks to secure a future for culture and cultural life in Europe....

Consultation

ICOM Ireland Consultation: new museum definition

25 Mar 2021

ICOM Ireland are asking members and museum professionals to inform - via a short, 3 question, survey - their response to the museum definition consultation by contributing to the words/concepts that they will put forward....

Governance

Interim Director appointed at NI Museums Council

19 Mar 2021

Siobhan Stevenson, an Accredited Conservator-Restorer, with more than 30 years’ experience as heritage professional has been appointed as the interim Director of the NI Museums Council....

Funding

NIMC Collecting for the Future: Acquisitions Programme

9 Mar 2021

The Northern Ireland Museums Council's Collecting for the Future: Acquisitions Programme is still open for applications from accredited museums in NI. Deadline for applications: Ongoing – no deadline...

Funding

National Lottery Grants for Heritage (UK) funding 2021-2022

23 Feb 2021

The National Lottery (UK) has announced the resumption of a full range of funding, with refocused priorities for 2021-22....

COVID-19

Overview: Status Quo of Museums across Europe

22 Feb 2021

NEMO, the Network of European Museum Organisations, have gathered information from members across Europe about the status quo of museum operations during the pandemic....

Call for Papers

Call for Papers: Education & Outreach Forum 2021

2 Feb 2021

The Irish Museums Association (IMA), in partnership with the NI Museums Council (NIMC), will be hosting the annual Education + Outreach (Ed+O) Forum on 18-21 May 2021 and have now issued a call for contributions....