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KAWS – Yorkshire Sculpture Park fights through snow and ice to put on artist’s captivating show
The ambitious KAWS exhibition, which opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) last weekend, was put together in an incredible six months’ time frame and includes both indoor and outdoor installations. The exhibition surveys sculptures made over… Read more
The Art Fund – bridging the gap between art, artists, museums and museum professionals – Q&A with Stephen Deuchar
What new initiatives and projects will the Art Fund be working on in 2016? One of our brand new projects for 2016 is the Moving Image Fund, which helps regional museums collect, present and conserve artists’ film and… Read more
What is the future of museums? – Derby Museums host its first Future Museums Week
Derby Museums are to launch their first Future Museums Week to explore the topic through a series of talks, demonstrations and a symposium. Kicking of this evening, Jonathan Wallis, Head of Museums at Derby Museums will be hosting Museum… Read more
Wordsworth Museum to be transformed with £4.75m HLF grant for poet’s 250th birthday
The Wordsworth Trust, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, has secured support for a £4.75m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to transform the Wordsworth story in Grasmere within the heart of the Lake District. Read more
Professional Development in the cultural sector: finding new ways to develop a skilled and diverse workforce
At the Museums Association conference in November Sir Peter Luff, Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and HLF announced that there would be a third round of the SFF programme. This pledge was a shot in the arm for… Read more
Record number of entries for M+H Awards – now it’s over to the judges
A bumper stack of entries arrived at the Museum + Heritage offices on Monday with entries from across the country and internationally packing the postie’s sack The awards, now in their 13th year, are continuing to generate public recognition for… Read more
Arts Council England announces three galleries as new national partners to its collection
The three galleries Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, Birmingham Museums Trust and The Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool will host 24 exhibitions over three years, becoming national partners for the Collection,… Read more
National Trust launches design competition for Capability Brown’s Croome Court
Croome Court is an 18th mansion designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, whose 300th anniversary celebrations take place in the summer, with some of the interior by Robert Adam. It represented Capability Brown’s first landscape design and his… Read more