Employment (recruiting, training, safety)

“Protecting cultural heritage during an armed conflict is challenging, and, at times, proves to be life threatening. Yet communities trapped in war zones valiantly try to save their cultural heritage, as it provides a sense of continuity amid turmoil and uncertainty. A striking example of a...

“WHAT IS ENERGY LITERACY?

Energy Literacy is an understanding of the nature and role of energy in the world and daily lives accompanied by the ability to apply this understanding to answer questions and solve problems.

An energy-literate person:

• Can trace energy flows and think in terms of energy...

“The Art Museum of Estonia has established the objective of reducing the environmental impact of its activities in order to contribute to the social, environmental and cultural well-being of society. The Art Museum of Estonia is a pioneer and leader in museum sustainability in the Estonian museum...

“…These Guidelines are primarily focused on ‘assemblies’ that are an intentional gathering of a number of individuals in a publicly accessible space for a common expressive purpose.

The Guidelines apply primarily to assemblies held in ‘public spaces’ – sites that are open to the public and which...

“How do the SDGs relate to archaeology and open-air museums? How can archaeology, and archaeologists, contribute to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Cultural heritage professionals inherently care about sustainability. Preservation of cultural heritage is...

“The Exchange project funded museum partners around the UK to undertake community-led collections-based research and creative outputs. All Exchange projects used participatory research methodologies, working with African, Caribbean, and South Asian diaspora heritage community members to explore...

“The Handbook for teachers provides teachers with inspiration and guidance on how they can best make use of visits to historical sites and museums to teach about the Holocaust and human rights.” (p.8)

“MOCA Busan, Daelim Museum, MMCA ask how art can be sustainable by reusing materials, reducing waste.”

“An autonomous and vibrant civil society plays a crucial role in strengthening democratic governance; facilitating civil society participation in public life, opening issues for public debate and ensuring that people can contribute to the policies and decisions that affect their lives, including the...

“Cultural Resources are the heritage that communities seek to protect and preserve in a changed and changing climate. No matter your role, what it is you are caring for, the size of your institution, or the amount of available assets, resilience in the face of escalating climate change is essential...

“Fair Museum Jobs is a grassroots, collective movement. Our objective is to establish a better standard (“The Manifesto”) for museum job recruitment that is based on the principles of fairness, transparency, equity and inclusivity. We believe recruitment based on these principles is fundamental to...

“Securing cultural heritage during large-scale and multilayered humanitarian crises is challenging for many reasons. One major reason is the lack of consideration for cultural heritage within national and international emergency management systems. Other reasons are encompassed in such questions as...