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🧵BBC News- Carpet museum’s permanent closure mourned by volunteers
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Kidderminster carpet museum closure 'like a bereavement'
Volunteer Elizabeth Hitchings says fears the museum would close were "swept under the carpet".
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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📱 @museumsassociation.org - New report warns UK museums are trailing behind slick digital rivals
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Museums face growing competition from 'slick' digital experiences - Museums Association
Report examines how cultural attractions can close the audience engagement gap amid slow post-pandemic recovery
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🚭 @theguardian.com - British Museum cuts ties with Japanese tobacco firm amid ethics concerns
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British Museum ends ‘deeply troubling’ sponsorship from Japanese tobacco firm
Move welcomed by critics, who have been calling for end to ‘morally unacceptable’ deals since 2016
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🎨 @theartnewspaper.bsky.social - Live conservation reveals secrets in Stanley Spencer’s unfinished ‘Cookham Regatta’
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Live conservation reveals hidden surprises of unfinished Spencer painting
“Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta” is the centre piece of a new exhibition at the Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, where the artist spent most of his life
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🏆 @museumsassociation.org - Search opens for Art Fund's visionary ‘boundary-pushing’ Museum of the Year 2026 prize
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Search begins for ‘boundary-pushing’ Museum of the Year 2026 - Museums Association
Art Fund opens applications and increases prize for each runner up by £5,000
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🏺artnet- Director of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) shares his thoughts on redefining restitution ahead of first exhibition
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MOWAA Is Redefining Restitution by Building Africa’s Cultural Future
The MOWAA, conceived in the midst of discussions about the repatriation of Benin Bronzes, launches with an exhibition of contemporary art.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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📰 This week's #museum #news :
❤️@museumsassociation.org - Horniman Museum and Gardens reveals early details of £10 m “Nature + Love” revamp for summer 2026
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Horniman reveals new attractions in £10m Nature + Love transformation - Museums + Heritage
Alistair Hardaker Image: A design for Kusuma Nature Play - Nov 2025 (Feilden Fowles)
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🏛️ artnet -Musée du Louvre to invest nearly $92 million in security after dramatic jewel heist
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Louvre Announces New $92 Million Master Security Plan | Artnet News
Louvre officials are investing $92 million into a new security master plan following the shocking $102 million jewel heist last month.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🌱 @museumnext.com launches its Green Museums Summit in Feb 2026, aimed at sustainability-minded museum professionals
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM