Learning and educational opportunities

“The aim of the Five Step Framework is to provide a shared pathway and common language for achieving the university aspirations to embed Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into all our courses by 2025 and to give students a voice in sustainability decision-making. The framework provides a...

“This guide gives a basic explanation of sustainable development (SD). Its main goal is to help museums develop and implement SD policies and practices. According to the Brundtland Report: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of...

“This toolkit provides you with all the content you may need to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in your organization. There are three categories:

• The introduction category includes introductory publications on the topic of ICH & museums: books, visuals on the basics of ICH & museums, an...

“The Six Steps Promise sets out the experience that people with sight loss and other print disabilities should have through public library services.”

“This toolkit is designed to support cultural organisations and institutions who are planning for a sustainable, resilient and climate-changed future…This toolkit will help you:

1. Explore what adaptation to climate change is;

2. Identify how climate changes will impact your organisation and your...

“The role of global citizenship education (GCED) is very relevant to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The three areas of sustainability, namely economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection, rely on the contribution of informed citizens. Moreover, GCED...

“Science centers and science museums around the world are addressing the Sustainable Development Goals through exhibits and programs. Read their stories below.” (SDGs in Science Centers and Museums)

“The International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD) is a yearly, global event...

“Ever since individuals began to die from the disease (AIDS), memorials and monuments have been created and this photo essay charts the evolution of these from the 1980s to the present day, showing the variety of forms these have taken from informal, ephemeral and activist orientated endeavours to...

“One of the main achievements of COP-7 was the adoption (decision VII/16 F) of the Akwé: Kon guidelines, the voluntary guidelines for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessment regarding developments proposed to take place on, or which are likely to impact on, sacred sites...

“Museums consistently rank among the most trusted institutions in the US. Research commissioned by AAM in 2001 found almost 9 out of 10 Americans find museums to be trustworthy - and no other institution rated a similar level of trust… To test whether that trust has endured the challenges of the...

“Tse shares her teaching strategies in using AAA as a catalyst for creative inquiries. Start from the archive collections, she demonstrates how students developed resonances and artistic associations with some seemingly arcane archival materials to diversify their works and gain motivation.” 

“Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), the archives profession’s content standard, empowers archivists “to develop and document a description policy based on specific local knowledge and consistent application of professional judgement.” Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP)...