Category: News
Chatham Royal Dockyard’s exhibition will celebrate 250th anniversary of Nelson’s HMS Victory
HMS Victory: The Untold Story: Will mark the launch of the world’s oldest commissioned and most famous warship, which first set sail from Chatham on 7 May 1765… Read more
V&A announces India Festival at its Nehru gallery this autumn
India is set to be the centre of attention this autumn at the Victoria and Albert Museum as it presents a series of exhibitions to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of its Nehru Gallery… Read more
Four surviving 1215 Magna Cartas unified at British library for first time
Unification event part of a year of international celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of the issue of the Charter by King John in 1215… Read more
Record number of entries received for Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2015
The deadline for entries passed on Friday, January 30 with hundreds of parcels delivered to the Museums + Heritage offices. Read more
50th anniversary of Churchill’s funeral marked by museums up and down the country
National Railway Museum, York to hold exhibition of Churchill’s restored funeral train and carriages, Coffin Works, Birmingham, which fitted out his coffin, to hold special commemorative evening and Science Museum opens new exhibition… Read more
CASE STUDY: MARY ROSE – CONTROLLING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
In May 2014 the judges at the Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence gave their seal of approval to the Mary Rose by naming her team winners of the Restoration/Conservation and Permanent exhibition categories… Read more
IN FOCUS: Controlling the environment to conserve the past for future generations
The environmental control of collections is essential for the upkeep of objects especially where light, humidity and temperature are concerned and is now a fine science with national standards… Read more
RAMM – taking a pragmatic approach to environmental control of collections
Between 2007-11 RAMM underwent a major redevelopment project costing £24 million, which included repair to the fabric of the building, refurbishment, a complete redisplay of the collections and a purpose-built off-site collections store called the Ark… Read more
CASE STUDY: SUDLEY HOUSE benefits from a wireless environmental control system
The Victorian house has improved the management of its collection through environmental monitoring for many years and more recently with Eltek Data Loggers who have discreetly installed a new system… Read more
Moesgaard Museum: a 21st century building for a collection spanning the history of man
After outgrowing the constraints of its magnificent 18th century home, Moesgaard has recently built a new museum close by that rises majestically out of the historic landscape… Read more
Marcus Brigstocke announced as M+H Awards presenter as the deadline day for entries looms
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke will present the 2015 Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence on Wednesday, April 29… Read more
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