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JME is the leading publication for Museum Ethnography in the UK. Contributions cover all facets of contemporary and historical practices related to global cultural collections.

museumethnographersgroup.org.uk/journal/

International Fellowships 2025 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for three years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

Somerset House to reveal the restored ‘Salt Stair’ after fire renovations London landmark puts symbol of empire at the centre of a new exhibition exploring colonial taxes on commodity

This exciting new art exhibition at Somerset House explores the iniquitous colonial salt tax. The artists, Hylozoic Desires, have drawn inspiration in part from my work on a powerful courtesan, Mayalee, who defied the British at Sambhar Salt Lake in the 1830s. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

National Museums Liverpool secures grant for anti-racist teaching fellowship - Museums Association The institution will work with a local school to develop decolonising teaching practices

UK - National Museums Liverpool secures grant for anti-racist teaching fellowship

The institution will work with a local school to develop decolonising teaching practices www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

We're very pleased to be supporting and taking part in the forthcoming day conference - 'Humanities Now! Learning and Teaching in the Humanities in Post-92 Institutions' - Wednesday 15 January @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

Further details and registration bit.ly/4iWtcVg

Come and join us in Liverpool in April as we discuss all things relating to HELP, Care and Support in Museums: Colleagues, Communities and Care.

Deadline Extended! Proposals for Papers or panels close on Friday 24th January!

Please come and share your experiences and thoughts with us!

Aerial view of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing rows of barracks, fencing, and the expansive layout of the grounds under clear skies.

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Help us reach more people with historical facts, names, and faces of victims.

Let others know about @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social.

Just over a month to submit a paper or proposal for the 2025 @musethnogroup.bsky.social Conference being held at National Museums Liverpool in April. This year we're thinking about HELP in all its guises and all its meanings.
museumethnographersgroup.org.uk/meg-conferen...