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Secretary of State appoints new Trustees of Historic Royal Palaces
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Professor Sir David Cannadine and Jane Kennedy as Trustees of Historic Royal Palaces… Read more
Heritage Lottery grant boosts Dry Stone Walling preservation and skills in the North West
The Dry Stone Walling Association has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £220,400 for the Built Landscape Heritage Education and Training Project… Read more
Discover lesser-known cultural highlights that Derbyshire and the Peak District has to offer
At the heart of this free download are personal oral reminiscences and some of the best archive photography the region has to offer. Use this app to compare now and then. Listen to local residents’ personal stories that bring the… Read more
Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku opens the new YARAT contemporary arts and education centre today
The not-for-profit contemporary art organisation has opened its new Contemporary Art Centre in a former Soviet-era naval headquarters… Read more
Postal Museum 3D Scans its underground Mail Rail
British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) has been exploring how cutting edge technology can alter the museum experience… Read more
Christina Mackie: the filters fills Tate’s Duveen Gallery
Tate Britain today unveils the filters, a three-part installation by artist Christina Mackie (b. 1956)… Read more
Connect to museums around the world on Twitter with #MuseumWeek
Follow the 2015 #MuseumWeek to engage with museums at home and internationally, improve your use of Twitter and increase your followers… Read more
Met Police Crime Museum revealed at Museum of London this autumn
For the first time ever, never-before-seen-objects from the Metropolitan Police’s Crime Museum will go on public display at the Museum of London in the major exhibition, The Crime Museum Uncovered… Read more
Syx Automations appoints Dimitri Degraeve as new CTO
Syx Automations, market leader in leisure management software and smartcard production, has appointed Dimitri Degraeve as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Degraeve was head of product management, globally responsible for Elster’s smart metering and energy efficiency software & services. Degraeve brings… Read more
Genus introduces ground breaking SMA large format automated book scanner to the UK
Genus, UK distributor for SMA, is delighted to announce the arrival of the ROBOSCAN series of high resolution large format scanners with automatic page turning facilities. Using the successful SMA ScanMaster series of book scanners as the base for the… Read more
Two new buildings to open in 2015 at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of Shropshire’s 10 Ironbridge Gorge Museums, is adding two new buildings to its ever expanding site in 2015… Read more
National Funding Scheme raises more than £55,000 for the fire-damaged Battersea Arts Centre
DONATE (the NFS's public facing brand) has helped raise £55,940 in mobile and online donations to support Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) after its devastating fire on Friday… Read more
Electrosonic Provides AV Design and Installation Support for New Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Winnipeg’s striking new Canadian Museum for Human Rights explores the universal concept of human rights with a special emphasis on Canada. Electrosonic was contracted to do the audio-visual design for the museum’s eleven galleries, and subsequently the company directed the… Read more
20 years in 12 places – New HLF research reveals UK’s heritage helps make us happier
Research commissioned by Heritage Lottery Fund reveals the UK’s heritage helps make us happier about where we live… Read more
Curtain goes up on national celebration of The Bard in Shakespeare Week
Museums, libraries, galleries and heritage attractions across the UK will be welcoming primary schools for free Shakespeare-inspired activities this week… Read more
ALVA announces UK visitor attractions see 6.5 per cent increase in visitor numbers in 2014
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) announced its members' visitor figures for 2014 today which saw an average increase of 6.5 per cent on 2013 visitor numbers… Read more
Concord Lighting goes XL with Beacon range for Museums
The award-winning Beacon family from Concord is being continuously updated with industry-leading luminaire solutions. Now Concord is pushing the boundaries of technology and is introducing the impressive Beacon XL, a spotlight with the power to provide up to 3000 fixture… Read more