Black Lives Matter
The sector is no longer unified on the subject of the British empire
We must face up to the ethical issues or the sector could be heading for a permanent schism
Black Cultural Archives resigns from Home Office group after race report
Government-backed report is a ‘step backward in the work towards an anti-racist society’, says museum
How we are actively tackling racism at Somerset House
Being proactive is essential to ending systemic racism and inequality
Minister outlines controversial rules to protect statues from ‘baying mob’
Concern over legislation as government is criticised for stoking culture war
That was the year that was
Looking back at a traumatic year in which museums were forced to rethink their fundamental purpose
Yinka Shonibare to create sculpture in memory of David Oluwale for Leeds 2023
Sculpture will honour British Nigerian who died after police harassment in the 1960s
Creating an interactive learning resource exploring African and Caribbean history
A case study from Hackney Museum
Welcome shift
Melanie Keen, the director of the Wellcome Collection in London, on responding to Covid, Black Lives Matter and ushering in much-needed cultural change
Museum of the Home director laments politicisation of heritage
Trustees overruled executive’s proposal to remove statue of slave trade beneficiary
Museum of the Home to ‘reflect further’ on fate of Geffrye statue
Media reports indicate that museum faced government pressure to leave statue in place
