Thinking about Refugees, Heritage and Integration

Next month, I will represent ICOMOS ICIP at the Voices of Culture Structured Dialogue on the Inclusion of Refugees and Migrants through Culture. In preparation, the organisers have posed three questions [1] for each participant network to respond to. As I collated the response from ICIP’s network, it’s been really interesting to revisit the … Continue reading Thinking about Refugees, Heritage and Integration →

The Lampedusa Cross and the Question of Allowing Relevance

Recently, I heard Emma Jane Kirby’s piece on the British Museum’s acquisition of The Lampedusa Cross in October 2015. It highlighted some of the frustrations I have with current approaches to museums and their practice, certainly in the UK, and I’d like to ponder that a bit further in this post. Just a quick … Continue reading The Lampedusa Cross and the Question of Allowing Relevance →

Museums and Migrants

Buried in a commentary in this month's Museums Journal was a reference to the programmes offered for migrants and refugees at the Victoria and Albert Museum in England [1]. Migrants are more and more becoming part of the social fabric of almost every country around the globe, and certainly in Western Europe and North America … Continue reading Museums and Migrants →