The Museum Resilience Fund, which complements the Arts Council’s investment in Major Partner Museums, focuses on gaps (geographical or otherwise) and development opportunities across the sector. The latest round sees a fall in the funding amount and numbers of… Read more

The National Museum of Oman, which spans is 13,700 sq m, has 14 permanent exhibitions and a dedicated gallery for temporary exhibitions and is the first museum in the Middle East to adopt open-plan storage concept. The… Read more

Resilient Heritage grants between £3,000 and £250,000 will fund a range of tailored activity specifically designed to help organisations improve the way they manage heritage for the long-term. In a challenging and constantly changing economic landscape, one where there is… Read more

The Iron Age building, which is now open to the public, is based on an archaeological site from the time of the Roman conquest, is a recreation of a small Iron Age farmstead near Llansadwrn in the eastern corner of… Read more

These shortlisted museums will be road-tested anonymously by families over the summer, using the Kids in Museums Manifesto as a guide to their family and child friendliness. Dea Birkett, Creative Director of charity Kids in Museums who… Read more

Scottish greats such as Sir James Guthrie and international masters such as Degas and Picasso are already online as part of the new Collection site, which will enable for the first time the entire National Collection to… Read more

Grants will be available in England and Wales in sums of between £5,000 and £15,000 and are supported using public funding by ACE and the Welsh Government The AIM Hallmarks Awards support organisations in England and Wales by providing grants… Read more

Collaborating with Historic Royal Palaces, award-winning designers Chomko & Rosier and theatre makers Uninvited Guests have developed an intriguing and stimulating visitor experience called The Lost Palace, which will recreate the stories connected to Palace of Whitehall… Read more

Bonser-Wilton says that the Mary Rose remains the single largest underwater excavation in the world and you would struggle to find a shipwreck with so many artefact.  She says this is the key to the understanding of the ship as… Read more

Prime Minister Theresa May announced on July 14 that Karen Bradley would take over from John Whittingdale as culture secretary at the DCMS but little is known of her cultural interests. But here’s a few things… Read more

William Shakespeare’s last will and testament written in March 1616 is cared for by The National Archives and is being loaned to The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as part of a major exhibition, Treasures celebrating 400 years of… Read more

What will be the benefits and challenges of the funding restructure for museums? We plan to integrate funding for museums into our three main funding streams, the National Portfolio, Grants for the Arts and strategic… Read more

The integrated funding means that for the first time museums and libraries will be part of the Arts Council’s investment portfolio. Libraries will only be eligible to receive ACE funding for the arts and museums activity they carry out, and local authorities… Read more

The arrival of Renoir’s St Tropez at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery is the first in a series of high-profile spotlight loans to the museum and has been loaned by Birmingham Museums Trust… Read more

During the opening ceremony, Hinz, spoke enthusiastically about the founding of ICOM in 1946 by a handful of passionate museum professionals, growing into today’s international organisation of more than 36,000 members. He recalled the fundamental aspirations of its founders: the… Read more

During the opening ceremony, Hinz, spoke enthusiastically about the founding of ICOM in 1946 by a handful of passionate museum professionals, growing into today’s international organisation of more than 36,000 members. He recalled the fundamental aspirations of… Read more

As Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016 the V&A takes the crown from last year’s winner The Whitworth art Gallery at the University of Manchester and can boast to being… Read more

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery was last year’s winner and shone through as the most welcoming museum after being road tested by undercover families against 20 points on the Kids… Read more

The Art Garden is a philanthropic partnership with perfumer Jo Malone London and has been designed with waves of texture, colour and scent, which reveal themselves throughout the seasons. The planting scheme includes some of Jo Malone London’s most-loved ingredients… Read more