Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the expansion and rebranding of Bloomberg Connects (formerly known as the Digital Engagement Initiative) which provides funding for the development of technology to increase access to cultural institutions and enhance visitor experiences. Read more

After a multi-million pound refit, Manchester’s Central Library opened earlier this year. Neil MacInnes, Strategic Lead – Libraries, Information and Archives, talks to Advisor about the project and explains how technology is improving accessibility and attracting new audiences. Read more

Heritage Lottery Fund is currently looking for four new committee members in Northern Ireland, Wales, the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber. Applications are being encouraged from people from a variety of backgrounds and experience, who can demonstrate an affinity… Read more

A stunning collection of Egyptian artefacts dating back 5,000 years is about to be revealed to the public after being hidden away in storage for 40 years. Read more

As The Guildhall Art Gallery in the City of London prepares to re-open after renovation, Crown Fine Art is predicting many other museums and galleries will follow in its footsteps by installing LED lighting to save money, reduce their carbon… Read more

Zeutschel UK exclusively market all Zeutschel products – scanning systems, copy systems, microfilm cameras and microfilm plotters, software solutions for digital image quality control, digital document delivery service and digitization workflow solutions. Besides this, Zeutschel UK also provide after sales… 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

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

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

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

When The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, reopened recently after a two-year renovation, it made extensive use of audio-visual and interactive techniques that take visitors on what’s been called “a multidimensional journey across the Olympic Universe. Read more

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This case study describes the day to day activities of a small, local, volunteer run museum - the Wymondham Heritage Museum. Pip Woodward reports from life on the front line of museum management. Read more

Written in association with The National Gallery, London our latest publication ties in with their upcoming Making Colour exhibition. Read more

Kathryn Box, Marketing Officer at Manchester Museum, explores the museum‘s all-important communication channels. Read more

Plymouth is today celebrating £12.8M of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to create a major new historic and cultural attraction in the very heart of the city. Read more

The Babcock Galleries at The National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard have opened to the public following a £4.5 million renovation led by architects Purcell and project managers Artelia. Read more

Paul Roberts, Ticketing and Information Manager at The British Museum, explores the challenges and opportunities of modern ticketing systems for the Museum’s varied visitor offerings. Read more

Conservators Keith Barley (ACR FMGP) and 
Alison Gilchrist (MA) share some of their expertise. Read more