In response to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, the City of London Corporation has developed a Heritage Gallery to showcase a selection of the heritage treasures it holds in trust for the nation. Read more

Mark Hawken is an Associate Director of Project Management at Sweett Group. He has 20 years of experience in the construction industry, with qualifications in Architecture, Building Surveying, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation; providing an unusual breadth… Read more

In 2007, the Philadelphia Museum of Art - one of the largest art museums in the United States - faced an enormous challenge. Read more

Launched in 2011, the £45 million Strategic touring programme is designed to encourage collaboration between organisations, so that more people across England experience and are inspired by the arts, particularly in places which rely on touring for much of their… Read more

Vanessa Rayner, IWM’s Head of Planning and Strategy has been working on the transformation of the Imperial War Museum London since 2010. Here she tells Advisor about this huge project to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. Read more

Sing London – the organisation behind The Travelling Museum of Invention, has now produced a unique and engaging experience for cultural enthusiasts on the streets. Advisor spoke to Colette Hiller, the producer of Talking Statues about how using simple new… Read more

A new exhibition entitled No Known Grave – Missing in Action has opened at The Fusilier Museum in Bury to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Read more

The terror of total war and its revolutionary impact on life around the world is the focus of a major exhibition on the First World War at York Castle Museum this summer. 1914: When the World Changed Forever takes visitors… Read more

Victoria McGuinness looks at how ongoing digital developments widen the accessibility of museums’ collections and asks what influence this has on future interpretation. Read more

Rupert Shepherd tells us about some of the challenges he faces as the Horniman Museum’s Documentation Manager, why they matter, and raising documentation’s profile. Read more

Local government remains the Arts Council’s most important strategic and delivery partner. Up and down the country, it is the commitment of local councils to support a healthy cultural infrastructure that is vital to our vision of great art, museums… Read more

After a four-year long project, Bletchley Park has now been restored with the help of an £8 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The restoration has transformed the derelict wartime Codebreaking Huts into a world-class museum and visitor attraction. The task… Read more

The world of museums is changing fast and one of the most noticeable differences in recent years has been the growing trend to outsource the packing, transporting, hanging and even sometimes the curating of artefacts and works of art. Read more

An interactive experiment is under way at the National Gallery to test people’s perceptions of colour using a prototype tunable LED system. Read more

This summer, anthropologist and BBC TV Coast and Origins of Us presenter Dr Alice Roberts, is officially opening Salisbury Museum’s new world-class Wessex Gallery of Archaeology in Wiltshire, designed by specialist exhibition designers and architects, Metaphor and their team. Read more

Lighting designer Kevan Shaw looks at the challenges facing the industry in meeting the requirements of conservation and changing environmental legislation. Read more

Keeping it Social - Highly Commended in the Marketing Campaign category… Read more

Arts Council England has announced details of its investment plans for the next three years. Read more

David Bowie is: Winner in the Temporary and Touring Exhibitions category… Read more

Jack Vettriano: A Retrospective – Highly Commended in the Trading and Enterprises category… Read more