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Rare Union flag from Battle of Trafalgar goes on display at National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum display will show the Union flag flown at the Battle of Trafalgar from the HMS Minotaur in October 1805. It was acquired from the Church of St Mary’s Selling, Kent, the prize of Stephen Hilton,… Read more
RAMM joins forces with Exeter Dementia Action Alliance
The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance was created in January and will be formally launched at RAMM on 18 November and is a movement working towards a society-wide response to dementia. RAMM has been working with people with memory problems, their… Read more
Flying Scotsman to return as working museum exhibit after £4.2m conservation
The National Railway Museum has drawn up plans that will see, from early 2016, the reappearance of The Flying Scotsman around the UK as a working museum exhibit, demonstrating the engineering science behind steam traction to new generation. For… Read more
Accessibility in museums: creating a barrier-free cultural landscape
Packing and transporting museum collections – how to get it right Packing and transporting museum collections is fundamental to museum discovery and requires an intricate process of planning and trust, which requires experts both within and outside of museums… Read more