Category: News
Houses of Parliament announce year-long Parliament in the Making programme
The UK Parliament has announced it will be commemorating 750 years since the Simon de Montfort parliament (20 January 1265) and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta (15 June 1215)… Read more
Faces of Conflict: The impact of the First World War on art and facial reconstructive surgery
An exploration of the influence on artists and surgeons of the facial injuries suffered during the First World War… Read more
Groundbreaking First World War in the Air exhibition officially opens at Cosford
The First World War in the Air is a new permanent exhibition that will enable visitors to discover and explore the unique and often overlooked role of air power during the First World… Read more
Heritage Lottery Fund grants £1.4m to restore painter JMW Turner’s country home
The building was designed by Turner and is the only surviving property in the UK designed by a major artist for his own use… Read more
Bartolini Sculpture to stay in UK while half a million asking price sought
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a marble sculpture of two young ladies dancing by the neoclassical Italian sculptor, Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850)… Read more
Electrosonic Provides Audio Visual Support for Scotland’s Time Lords Exhibit at Our Dynamic Earth
International audio visual company Electrosonic has returned to Our Dynamic Earth 15 years after providing the complete audio-visual system to help the science centre bring Scotland’s Time Lords exhibition to life… Read more
York opens flagship library and archives following a seven-month £2m refurbishment
Explore York Libraries and Archives Explore York Libraries and Archives opens after seven months' development work as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funded York: Gateway to History project… Read more
Experience the trimmings of a Tudor Christmas past at Weald and Downland
Christmas throughout the ages will be celebrated at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum… Read more
Last call for cultural attractions to get free commercial Insight
The window for enrolling in the Insight trial, to get a free benchmarking analysis using Big Data, will close on 31 December… Read more
Gallipoli warship’s restoration – open call for ‘army’ of volunteers
HMS M.33, the only First World War ship to survive the battle of Gallipoli, is now offering hands-on experience for volunteers on its restoration and conservation project… Read more
Museums Sheffield wins major funding bid to improve visitor experience
Museums Sheffield has been awarded £697,000 by Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to improve and develop Weston Park museum… Read more
Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience, 1950s-1990s
This spring the V&A will present a display of over 50 recently acquired photographs that explore the experiences of black people in Britain in the latter half of the 20th century… Read more
Arts Council announces new chair of the Museums Accreditation Committee
Hadrian Ellory-van Dekker, who is currently Head of Collections at the Science Museum and a member of the Science Museum Management Team, takes up the high-profile role… Read more
Four collections of national importance gain Designated Status from Arts Council
ss Great Britain Trust, The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, The Linnean Collections and Nottingham City Museums & Galleries’ Lace Machinery and Lace Collections recognised… Read more
Museum of The Gorge has raised £25,000 through crowd funding for major redesign project
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in Shropshire has worked with the Art Fund to raise the capital to create a new community space at the Gothic-style Museum of The Gorge built in 1834… Read more
One of India’s oldest museums announces architect to design new wing
Museum design specialists Steven Holl Architects chosen to design Mumbai City Museum's North Wing which will create a dynamic new cultural hub in the city… Read more
Arts Council calls for more diversity in museums
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced that from April 2015 organisations will be asked to shape their artistic programme to better reflect the communities they serve… Read more
Museums awarded LGBT funds
Support provided to highlight LGBT collections from Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund… Read more
Heritage rocks with new recording of The Farm’s All Together Now for possible Christmas Number 1
The Shorncliffe Trust, which looks after and promotes modern British military history, has teamed up with The Farm to mark the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Day Truce during World War One… Read more
Derby Museum Trust faces cuts from local council
Derby City Council has announced it plans to reduce its funding to Derby Museum Trust by over a quarter in the year 2015/16… Read more