UK cultural institutions with links to both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict are rallying to support affected communities. Geraldine Kendall Adams has the details.
The museum sector in the UK has been addressing impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
More than 1,400 Israeli civilians were killed in the Hamas attacks of 7th October, with more than 200 hostages taken. At least 9,770 Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israeli military action, including more than 4,000 children, amid a worsening humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
Cultural institutions with links to those on both sides of the conflict are working to support communities suffering from shock and grief, and to combat rising tensions, antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry.
In October, an open letter to the Museums Association signed by 378 members of Museum Detox, the network for people of colour in the sector, said: "We the undersigned members of Museum Detox [...] write to express our solidarity with the people of Palestine, and urgently call on our cultural institutions to speak out against the collective punishment and crimes against humanity we are currently witnessing in Gaza...Keep reading on Museums Association.
The museum sector in the UK has been addressing impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
More than 1,400 Israeli civilians were killed in the Hamas attacks of 7th October, with more than 200 hostages taken. At least 9,770 Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israeli military action, including more than 4,000 children, amid a worsening humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
Cultural institutions with links to those on both sides of the conflict are working to support communities suffering from shock and grief, and to combat rising tensions, antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry.
In October, an open letter to the Museums Association signed by 378 members of Museum Detox, the network for people of colour in the sector, said: "We the undersigned members of Museum Detox [...] write to express our solidarity with the people of Palestine, and urgently call on our cultural institutions to speak out against the collective punishment and crimes against humanity we are currently witnessing in Gaza...Keep reading on Museums Association.