Category: News
Chaplin’s World Museum opens as homage to silent movie star in restored Switzerland home
Chaplin’s World, situated in the scenic setting between Lake Leman and Mont Tendre, is a 3,000 sq m thematic tour encompassing the Manoir de Ban and a Hollywood-style Studio designed by Philippe Meylan and Yves Durand, staged by… Read more
New Kurdistan Museum in Erbil to showcase national heritage to the world
Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL will present the design for the Kurdistan Museum that will create the first major center in the region for the history and culture of the Kurdish people. Situated at the base of the ancient Citadel, in the… Read more
ACE report shows local authority investment in culture down by £236m since 2010
Sir Peter was addressing local authorities and members from local councils from across the country and his speech was accompanied by a new report, Funding Arts and Culture in a Time of Austerity, which provides analysis of data… Read more
POLIN: Museum of the History of Polish Jews wins European Museum of the Year
At the awards’ 39th ceremony held at the weekend at the Tolosa’s International Puppet Centre in San Sebastian, Spain, the POLIN was recognised as an absorbing space to confront and examine the questions of how to co-exist. Read more
Gothic Tower at National Trust’s Wimpole Estate among winners of EU Prize for Cultural Heritage
The Gothic Tower at Wimpole Estate, cared for by conservation charity the National Trust, is one of only two UK winners in the Conservation category of the Awards organised by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The Awards… Read more
Museum raiders who stole artefacts worth up to £57million have been jailed
Museum raiders who stole artefacts worth up to £57million have been jailed A total of 12 men were convicted of a series of wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to steal charges following three trials at Birmingham Crown Court and two others pleaded… Read more
Haley Sharpe Design – creating engaging and dynamic museum experiences since the 1980s – Q&A with the directors
Haley Sharpe Design – creating engaging and dynamic museum experiences since the 1980s – Q&A with the directors When was Haley Sharpe Design established and how does the hsd of today compare to that of earlier years?… Read more
First Rembrandt in four centuries created by two museums and team of technologists
The Next Rembrandt is a 3D printed painting consisting of more than 148 million pixels, based on 168,263 Rembrandt painting fragments and is the result of 500 hours of rendering and the study of 346 paintings. It… Read more
‘Penrhyn’ Rembrandt goes on display at National Museum Cardiff following £35m private sale
The 17th-century portrait of a wealthy, independent, 50 year-old woman from Amsterdam was purchased for Penrhyn Castle by Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, in 1860. The painting was housed at Penrhyn Castle in North Wales until last year, when… Read more
Museums in the north east team up with contemporary artists to boost visitor numbers
As part of the year-long Meeting Point project, led by contemporary art specialists Arts&Heritage, contemporary art installations will be created for four museums in the North East and five museums in Yorkshire during 2016. Funded by ACE’s… Read more
Croome Court announces shortlist for design competition to create a visitor experience for its archives
Designed by Capability Brown and opened in 1760, Croome Court, which sits majestically in the Worcestershire countryside, has recently been renovated and as part of its new lease of life a design competition was launched last month… Read more
Museums in south east help launch new project to make them more accessible to blind people
Sensing Cultures is a new project aimed at opening up museums and culture to people with sight loss in the South East of England has launched The Heritage Lottery funded Sensing Cultures is a partnership project between the RNIB (Royal… Read more
Director of National Media Museum defends relocation of RPS collection
Jo Quinton-Tulloch, director of the National Media Museum was speaking at a Bradford Council scrutiny committee meeting yesterday organised to examine plans to relocate around 400,000 objects to the Victoria and Albert museum in Kensington and said it was “the… Read more