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Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service bestowed upon the Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
In recognition of nearly 50 years support for the independent Museum, The Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust have been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award given to voluntary groups across the UK The… Read more
JORVIK’s Vikings return to Coppergate for temporary exhibition as major post-flood refit continues
The JORVIK Viking Centre was one of the many homes and businesses in York that suffered substantial flood damage in December 2015 and currently remains closed as a major refurbishment is underway with the aims of re-open… Read more
V&A receives £1.75m grant to launch Research Institute
The grant will support a five-year programme of activities that it says will take the museum’s thriving research culture into a new phase, making its collections and expertise more visible and connecting them more fully with both academic partners and… Read more
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust launches online collection with 10,000 bard-related images
The new site offers free access to over 10,000 images of objects, documents and photographs of productions opening up access to an extraordinary range of material cared for by the Trust. As an online resource, the website holds detailed information and… Read more