Category: Openings & closures
New art gallery opens as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017
Humber Street Gallery opens in Hull on today in the city’s regenerated Fruit Market cultural quarter part of the Hull UK City of Culture 2017 programme The three storey gallery in a former fruit and vegetable warehouse will present a… Read more
Polish museum wins reprieve from court over government takeover
A ruling from the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw on Monday said the Museum of the Second World War could continue to make preparations for its opening set to take place at the beginning of March. The… Read more
Flat-packed refugee shelter named Beazley Design of the Year 2016 at the Design Museum
Forming part of the opening exhibitions at the new Design Museum in Kensington, the Beazley Design of the Year Award entries ranged from a space cup that works in zero gravity, winner of the best product, David… Read more
Armoury in Action: hsd upgrades new gallery at the Tower of London
Opened to the public in December 2016, visitors can explore historical characters associated with the Tower’s various defensive, ceremonial and administrative functions through time. Six distinct historical periods spanning from the Norman Conquest to the present day have been included,… Read more
Design Museum review – regenerating a 1960s architectural icon into a modern template for museums
The first thing to appreciate when you make your way into the new Design Museum is its impressive atrium. The wide-open space not only lends the visitor a view of the three floors and a mezzanine of… Read more
Selectaglaze use its expertise in the conservation of Banqueting House at the heart of Whitehall
In 1619-22 after its predecessor was destroyed by fire, Inigo Jones designed the Banqueting House we see today. Since its erection, Banqueting House has stood witness to many historical events; its main use was to host State events, masques,… Read more
Marcon secures fit-out of new visitor centre at Pearse’s Cottage, Connemara
The famous cottage was used by Patrick Pearse, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, as a summer residence and summer school for his pupils from St Enda’s in Dublin and the new visitor centre will house exhibitions, meeting… Read more
Marcon Fit-Out completes the last chapter at Seamus Heaney HomePlace
The new visitor centre showcases the life and work of the late poet Seamus Heaney bringing together an interactive exhibition using the latest audio visual technology, a 160-seater theatre and performance space, learning zones for children and adults as well… Read more
Design Museum reveals details of opening exhibition – Fear and Love – with work by leading designers
Compton Verney Restoration Project – creating refreshing new ways to enjoy Capability Brown’s landscape
The Compton Verney Restoration Project was initially launched to restore the ‘Capability’ Brown Chapel of 1776-9, but the project was soon scaled up to include the landscape in which it sits, all considered in relation to the potential funds that… Read more
Yorkshire Sculpture Park – making art accessible to everyone among rolling hills and woodland
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is a pioneering outdoor cultural haven that aims to challenge, inspire, inform and delight its 400,000 annual visitors of which 48,000 are part of learning visits. Included in the landscape are formal gardens,… Read more
Genus sets date for fourth and final free digitisation workshop of 2016
Since April 2015 Genus has held a series of successful free Digitisation Workshops to help organisations gain an understanding of the processes involved in starting a digitisation project. The main aim of the digitisation workshop will be to show participants… Read more
HLF and ACE launch new pilot programme to explore crowdfunding in the arts and heritage sector
HLF and ACE have launched a pilot scheme, outlined in the government’s Culture White Paper, in partnership with UK innovation foundation Nesta and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) that aims to benefit a variety… Read more
Norton Priory opens new museum complex following £4.5m Monastery to Museum project
It is Europe’s most excavated monastic site and following a major redevelopment by architects Buttress, Norton Priory can now offer a much improved visitor experience that fosters clearer interpretation of the site and its objects, and is more… Read more
Tickbox to take its Volunteer Makers programme nationwide with ACE support
The Volunteer Makers model helps organisations engage, manage and grow their volunteer community, opening up volunteering to a wider demographic and connecting with the “long tail” of volunteers. Changes to traditional funding models mean volunteers are becoming increasing important to… Read more
2,000-year-old farmstead built as part of St Fagans National History Museum’s £25.5m redevelopment project
The Iron Age building, which is now open to the public, is based on an archaeological site from the time of the Roman conquest, is a recreation of a small Iron Age farmstead near Llansadwrn in the eastern corner of… Read more