In the Nevill family since 1435, Birling Estate in Kent continues to evolve with the times. On the eve of its first visitor season, Museums & Heritage Advisor asks Guy Nevill and brand consultant David Carroll to talk about the… Read more

From biomass boilers to a self-sufficient pub, Patrick Begg and James Lloyd reveal the work the Trust is doing to preserve precious resources and generate clean energy for generations to come. Read more

The museum and gallery is far from immune from pressures to reduce energy usage both to reduce operating costs and operate in a more environmentally friendly way. Lighting is often perceived as a major energy user, as a result is… Read more

If you have visited a countryside property or heritage site, the chances are you have come across a medium that helps to explain what the site is; a panel, leaflet and a self-guided trail to name but a few. Read more

Involving ourselves with our rich and diverse heritage in enriching and transformational experiences provides distinctive opportunities for learning. Museum learning can transform our lives and should be accessible, relevant and enjoyable to everyone. Read more

The iconic image of David Bowie with the Aladdin Sane lightening flash streaking across his face peers down at you from posters lining the London Underground, eyes staring above a statement declaring that HE IS WATCHING YOU. It is now… Read more

The deep natural harbour and maritime trade that has shaped the history of Hong Kong is celebrated in the new Hong Kong Maritime Museum. On 25th February 2013, the Museum was officially re-opened in the newly restructured three-storey building at… Read more

Located in the rolling Northern Ireland countryside near Omagh, the Ulster American Folk Park recently launched its new and unique adventure trail, The Magic of Time, which incorporates history, maths and literacy, enticingly wrapped up in magic and puzzle-solving. Read more

50 years of conservation work and three years in the planning, Hampton Court’s new exhibition Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber takes visitors through some 23 rooms and 100 years of history to showcases six beautiful and rare royal beds and… Read more

As a wheelchair user myself, and as someone with a background in the visual arts and a keen interest in history and architecture, I have often found accessing heritage sites a challenge. Therefore as Programme Director for Accentuate - the… Read more

There are over 67,000 items housed in the Brunel Institute at Brunel’s ss Great Britain, making one of the world’s leading maritime collections. The majority of this collection was donated by the distinguished maritime historian; David MacGregor. Read more

Grange Court is a Grade II* listed timber-framed market house in Leominster, North Herefordshire. Built by John Abel in 1633, the building is a local treasure and has an eclectic story. Grange Court is currently going through new change to… Read more

Since the invention of the phonograph in 1877, sound collections have grown enormously, leaving curators with the difficult problem of how to store, organise and deliver sound. The Pitt Rivers Museum, the University of Oxford’s museum of anthropology and world… Read more

Manchester Museum has actively pursued a philosophy of making more of its collection available for visitors to handle and touch through object handling sessions and tactile displays. It is well known that this approach benefits all visitors, as the sense… Read more

Nottingham Trent University has created a fully interactive visual art instalment for The Galleries of Justice Museum to assist with inaccessibility for physically impaired users. The virtual tour forms part of the guided Crime Punishment tour and aims to be… Read more

Hardly a week goes by without more news of slashed budgets in the cultural sector. Just last month, the New York Times reported on government funding cuts that forced the national theatre institution in Amsterdam to close its doors to… Read more

The British Library has found that the public appetite for interacting with maps - while contributing to cultural heritage collections - has proven insatiable. The Library holds nearly 4½ million atlas, maps, globes, and books on cartography, dating from the… Read more

New technology has enabled archaeologists from National Museums Scotland to digitally reveal the true size and scale of a Roman plate, parts of which were buried in a silver hoard at Traprain Law more than 1500 years ago. Read more

Student Conservators @ Melbourne (SCM) is an association created and run by a small group of conservation students at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Through local involvement and social networking, the group looks to enhance students’ academic experience as well… Read more

Twenty years ago, Friedrich Waidacher wrote in his publication “Handbook of Museology”: "Museums have a nearly insurmountable ability to survive. Hardly ever a museum ceases to exist, but many museums are founded."… Read more