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Kids in Museums announces shortlist for the 2016 Family Friendly Museum Award
These shortlisted museums will be road-tested anonymously by families over the summer, using the Kids in Museums Manifesto as a guide to their family and child friendliness. Dea Birkett, Creative Director of charity Kids in Museums who… Read more
National Galleries Scotland launches new online collection site as part of digitisation project
Scottish greats such as Sir James Guthrie and international masters such as Degas and Picasso are already online as part of the new Collection site, which will enable for the first time the entire National Collection to… Read more
AIM opens applications for Round Two of its Hallmarks Awards
Grants will be available in England and Wales in sums of between £5,000 and £15,000 and are supported using public funding by ACE and the Welsh Government The AIM Hallmarks Awards support organisations in England and Wales by providing grants… Read more
New visitor attraction The Lost Palace opens to tell the story of the once magnificent Whitehall Palace
Collaborating with Historic Royal Palaces, award-winning designers Chomko & Rosier and theatre makers Uninvited Guests have developed an intriguing and stimulating visitor experience called The Lost Palace, which will recreate the stories connected to Palace of Whitehall… Read more
Mary Rose revealed following a £39 million investment and four decades of conservation
Bonser-Wilton says that the Mary Rose remains the single largest underwater excavation in the world and you would struggle to find a shipwreck with so many artefact. She says this is the key to the understanding of the ship as… Read more
Ten things we know about the new Culture Secretary Karen Bradley
Prime Minister Theresa May announced on July 14 that Karen Bradley would take over from John Whittingdale as culture secretary at the DCMS but little is known of her cultural interests. But here’s a few things… Read more
New Being Brunel museum moves forward with the saving of the engineer’s historic dock office building
Over the past three months, local contractor K P Wilton and Son has undertaken important structural restoration, including specialist joinery work on the building’s historic windows. This work has been funded thanks to a £117,180 grant from AIM Biffa Award… Read more
Shakespeare’s will returns to his hometown for the first time in 400 years for major exhibition
William Shakespeare’s last will and testament written in March 1616 is cared for by The National Archives and is being loaned to The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as part of a major exhibition, Treasures celebrating 400 years of… Read more