Description of impact *
Release of guidance advice resulting from a two year ICOM funded project (Chaired by Steph Scholten, Hunterian Museum) undertaken by UMAC (International Committee for University Museums and Collections) in partnership with ICME (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography), ETHCOM (ICOM’s standing committee for Museum Ethics), UNIVERSEUM (European Academic Heritage Network) and ICOM Australia on the return and restitution of items from universities and their museums and collections. The advice elaborates upon the principles expressed in the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums concerning the return and restitution of items from museum collections and in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).| Impact date | 8 Mar 2022 |
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| Category of impact | Organisation impacts, Policy impacts |
| Impact level | Emerging (pre) |
Related content
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Research Outputs
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Restitution and repatriation: perspectives from university museums and collections
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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Activities
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ICOM Dubai 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop or event series
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What does decolonizing the museum mean?
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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University Museums and Collections Conference (2023)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series