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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
Museum Stoomtram chooses Syx Automations software ReCreateX to streamline its ticketing
The historic Steamtram Hoorn-Medemblik is a registered museum that focuses on the history of steam tramways in The Netherlands. The museum maintains and manages a wide collection of rolling stock and provides extensive knowledge of their history. A visit… Read more
International design competition launches to create new UK holocaust memorial in Westminster
The competition, which was acknowledged today by Prime Minister Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions, is the next step in creating a new national landmark next to Parliament in Victoria Tower Gardens. It will demonstrate the UK’s… Read more
Should museums charge admission fees? AIM publishes admissions charging research
AIM commissioned the study, Taking Charge: evaluating the evidence, and its accompanying guide for people running museums Successfully Setting Admissions Policy and Pricing from DC Research, in partnership with ACE and the Welsh Government. The… 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
Glasgow’s Burrell Collection prepares for major £66m redevelopment with first international loans
From next month work will begin on the refurbishment of the Grade A category building and redisplay of the Burrell Collection that will allow more than 90 per cent of the 9,000-strong collection to be redisplayed with… Read more
V&A director Martin Roth to leave the museum this autumn following Brexit vote
In a summer when the V&A was named Art Fund Museum of the Year its director Martin Roth has announced that he will be stepping down following recent interviews with a German broadcaster pointing to his disillusionment over Britain’s vote… Read more
BALTIC to host STEAM Symposium for educators to promote art in schools
The STEAM Symposium: Laboratory of Visual Exploration is in partnership with the… Read more
New exhibition showcasing incredible journey of astronaut Tim Peake to open in his hometown Museum
The Novium Museum in Chichester has announced that it will be showcasing the extraordinary journey of astronaut Tim Peake from growing up in the town to becoming the first British European Space Agency astronaut in a new exhibition Tim Peake… Read more
Royal Society launches Local Heroes grants for small museums to celebrate scientific discoveries
Royal Society launches grants for small museums to celebrate scientific heroes Local Heroes scheme now open for applications with grant funding of up to £3,000 available to small museums and galleries to champion exceptional discoveries in science from around the… Read more
RAF Museum appoints Buttress architects to redevelop Cosford site to mark RAF’s 100th anniversary
The plans are being drawn up as part of the museum’s centenary legacy programme of developments that will see both RAF Museum sites transformed in celebration of the air force’s 100-year anniversary in 2018. Developments at the London site have… Read more