The Interventive Conservation success guide is the latest in a series of Success Guides that aim to assist museums, galleries and heritage sites in maintaining their collections more effectively The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) has published a new Success… Read more

The ten students on the Museum and Gallery Skills Diploma at Kendal Museum, a teaching museum for Kendal College, were on hand to rescue objects from both the museum and the 14th century Castle Dairy. Following storm… Read more

The Flying Scotsman has been fully restored in one of the most complex and lengthy overhauls for a steam locomotive ever undertaken and will now continue her life as one of the world’s most famous steam engine. The Scotsman will… Read more

The relocation of the Museum of London is set to take place after redevelopment plans for the Victorian Smithfield Market were abandoned The museum said it does not currently have the space to present its collections properly, or demonstrate the… Read more

Most of these 16 projects focus on the refurbishment or extension of existing arts buildings and range from upgrades of spaces to large scale renovations. The successful applicants have now been invited to complete a stage two application within the… Read more

The Extraordinary Gertrude Bell is the result of a collaboration between the museum and Newcastle University where the extensive Gertrude Bell Archive is held and is drawn from Bell’s prolific correspondence, papers and photographs, and will also feature… Read more

Flying Scotsman The record-breaking locomotive has been painstakingly restored over the past decade and the result is set to be unveiled later this month. Following this the steam engine will be the focus of a… Read more

How does PLB today compare to PLB in 1990? On the one hand we’ve changed massively, and yet on the other hand, we are still very much the same approachable, creative company we began as. Since 1990 the… Read more

The Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence are now in their 13th year and offer all cultural organisations, regardless of size, the opportunity to be recognised and celebrated for the quality of their work. There are a total of 12… Read more

The Highland Folk Museum was the first open air museum in the UK and 2015 marks their 80th anniversary. Cared for by High Life Highland their collection is a record from the 17th century onwards about the… Read more

William Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon Avon is currently undergoing a substantial restoration programme funded by the HLF and is will open to the public next April in time for the 400th anniversary celebrations Work began on the Grade… Read more

The work is a copper engraving by the famous British caricaturist James Gillray, published in 1851, depicting an infamous scene of cruelty described during a parliamentary motion for the abolition of the slave trade. The engraving shows an English slave driver… Read more

This investment will kick-start a three-year project to create new displays and a performance space for the RCM Museum’s extensive and precious collection of historic instruments, including the world’s earliest surviving guitar. It will also give much wider exposure… Read more

The £100,000 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year is the largest arts award in Britain and the biggest museum prize in the world. It is awarded to the museum or gallery in the UK that… Read more

The Turner Prize 2015 was announced at Tramway, Glasgow last night and awarded to Assemble, who describe themselves as a collective based in London who work across the fields of art, architecture and design. It was the… Read more

The Cultural Gifts Scheme enables UK taxpayers to donate important works of art and other heritage objects to be held for the benefit of the public or the nation. In return, donors will receive a tax reduction based on a… Read more

Let’s start with some significant positives. The news for Arts Council England and its work with regional museums across England was vastly better than expected. A small cash rise over four years means only a modest decline… Read more

English Heritage released images today of the shortlisted concept designs produced by the six teams vying to win the Tintagel Castle: Bridge Design Competition. The images will go on public display at the Tourist Information Centre in Tintagel village from… Read more