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Leading UK heritage groups to hold conference on reusing industrial heritage buildings
The conference follows the Council of Europe’s declaration of 2015 as European Industrial & Technical Heritage Year and the central theme is the re-use of vacant and at-risk industrial heritage buildings, such as former warehouses and factories. Read more
Cycle Revolution – Design Museum’s last ride in south London before moving to new home
Cycle Revolution will be the final show at the Design Museum in Bermondsey and after the exhibition closes on 30 June the museum will move across London to Kensington, where it is set to open in its new home, the… Read more
CILIP Cymru welcomes minister’s support on modernising Welsh libraries
CILIP Cymru Wales has said it supports the Deputy Minister’s continued commitment to public libraries in Wales, and his acknowledgement of the role libraries play in delivering a wide range of vital services including digital, cultural and literacy. Ken… Read more
Paris Museums and heritage sites to open today following attacks
French Culture Minister has announced Paris will reopen most of its iconic cultural and tourist sites on Monday for the first time since the wave of bombing and shooting… Read more
Gaydon’s Heritage Motor Centre changes name to British Motor Museum and unveils £5m redevelopment
The re-branding means the world’s largest collection of historic British cars will be more accurately be reflected as a nationally and internationally significant collection. An investment of £1.1m by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust will transform the Museum at… Read more
V&A: Creating a new ticketing system to optimise revenue
What were the aims and objectives of the new ticketing and CRM systems at the V&A? The overriding objective of the new ticketing and CRM system is to create a single, accurate 360 degree view of a customer’s… Read more
The Coffin Works: Establishing a small, sustainable heritage attraction
In October 2014 the lengthy conservation project to turn the former Newman Brothers Coffin Works, which made coffin furniture between 1894 and 1999, into an industrial heritage attraction was complete and the doors were open to the public. But aside… Read more
British Museum partners with Google Cultural Institute in breathtaking online project
More than 4,500 objects from the British Museum can be viewed online from today by people around the world due to a new partnership between the Google Cultural Institute and the British Museum. The Google Cultural Institute brings the world’s… Read more