The centrepiece of Being Brunel will be a new museum and visitor experience that will become the national centre of expertise in the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel when it opens in early 2018. The… Read more

The centrepiece of the new Marine Worlds gallery, which opens on Friday at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum will be the 200 million-year-old fossil remains of a prehistoric marine reptile. The dolphin-like ichthyosaurus would have been at home… Read more

The collaboration, the first of its kind between a UK museum and a Chinese partner, comprises the provision of professional advice and training to help CMSK establish and develop a world class design museum; the concept, development and design of… Read more

Lancashire County Council approved cuts to its budget of £65m in November and agreed to slash its museum budget from £1.2m to 98,000, leaving five of its 11 museums without funding. The cuts affected Queen Street Mill (pictured main image),… Read more

The Design Museum’s new building is the result of an £83 million transformation of the 1960s Grade II* listed former Commonwealth Institute building. It offers 10,000sqm of space and has set a visitor target of 650,000 each year. Designer John… Read more

The Impact of Charging Museum Admission study involves assessing the role of charging – or not charging – for visitor admissions and when completed will assist museums that are considering charging or reviewing their admissions policies in light of reductions in other forms… Read more