Category: News
Croome Park – restoring Capability Brown’s landscape from farmland into a modern outdoor visitor attraction
Restoration work at Croome Park is in its 20th year now, which has seen the National Trust restore more than 400 acres of pasture, which had been arable farmland for the past half a century,… Read more
International design competition launches to create new UK holocaust memorial in Westminster
The competition, which was acknowledged today by Prime Minister Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions, is the next step in creating a new national landmark next to Parliament in Victoria Tower Gardens. It will demonstrate the UK’s… Read more
Should museums charge admission fees? AIM publishes admissions charging research
AIM commissioned the study, Taking Charge: evaluating the evidence, and its accompanying guide for people running museums Successfully Setting Admissions Policy and Pricing from DC Research, in partnership with ACE and the Welsh Government. The… Read more
Glasgow’s Burrell Collection prepares for major £66m redevelopment with first international loans
From next month work will begin on the refurbishment of the Grade A category building and redisplay of the Burrell Collection that will allow more than 90 per cent of the 9,000-strong collection to be redisplayed with… Read more
V&A director Martin Roth to leave the museum this autumn following Brexit vote
In a summer when the V&A was named Art Fund Museum of the Year its director Martin Roth has announced that he will be stepping down following recent interviews with a German broadcaster pointing to his disillusionment over Britain’s vote… Read more
BALTIC to host STEAM Symposium for educators to promote art in schools
The STEAM Symposium: Laboratory of Visual Exploration is in partnership with the… Read more
New exhibition showcasing incredible journey of astronaut Tim Peake to open in his hometown Museum
The Novium Museum in Chichester has announced that it will be showcasing the extraordinary journey of astronaut Tim Peake from growing up in the town to becoming the first British European Space Agency astronaut in a new exhibition Tim Peake… Read more