Archives
ACE announces three projects to share £1.6m in latest round of Ambition for Excellence awards
The Ambition for Excellence fund supports organisations and partnerships with production, commissioning or creative development projects. A total of £35.2m has been made available through the fund from May 2015 to the end of March 2018 with… Read more
DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund announces £4m grants for museums
The grants, jointly funded through a partnership between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson Foundation, will be used for renovation and improvement projects in 39 museums… 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
Selectaglaze refurbishes Grade II Listed Marylebone townhouses for continued hotel use
For the past 15 years, The Portman Estate has been restoring its huge portfolio, bringing its buildings up to 21st century standards whilst ensuring it retains the striking historic features of the buildings. The Gloucester Place development is the latest… Read more
Canal & River Trust Uses Tinytag Radio Data Logging System in Preventive Conservation
Ultra Radio logger image here Temperature and relative humidity monitoring with Tinytag radio data loggers is aiding the Canal & River Trust with conservation work in its museum stores and galleries. The Canal & River Trust is the charity… Read more
Crown Fine Art look back at 2016 a year of ongoing changes and innovation in art storage and transportation
Here are some of the highlights of 2016: New ways of working Crown Fine Art announced a partnership with fast, environmental and portable app Articheck – which provides digital condition reports. It also partnered with world-renowned auction house Christie’s… Read more