New figures published today (Thursday) reveal 49 million visits were made to the 16 museums and galleries directly funded by the DCMS last year… Read more

This year’s general election is building up to be one of the most hotly contested in a generation and as Britain prepares to go to the polls in May the People’s History Museum launches a new exhibition that will follow… Read more

Syx Automations Ltd are delighted to have been chosen to work with the Horniman Museum & Gardens, providing them with the ReCreateX software to effectively manage their ticketing, memberships and events. Read more

HMS Victory: The Untold Story: Will mark the launch of the world’s oldest commissioned and most famous warship, which first set sail from Chatham on 7 May 1765… Read more

The company behind some of the most popular public and production library and heritage digitisation systems is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product, the K71 camera. The K71 is set to revolutionise the use of high resolution… Read more

Canterbury Cathedral has appointed architects Berman Guedes Stretton (BGS) to design a new £1.4million Welcome Centre adjacent to the historic precinct entrance at Christ Church Gate… Read more

India is set to be the centre of attention this autumn at the Victoria and Albert Museum as it presents a series of exhibitions to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of its Nehru Gallery… Read more

Unification event part of a year of international celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of the issue of the Charter by King John in 1215… Read more

BECK is a Specialist Museum, Science & Exhibition Fit Out Company and is looking to employ experienced, conscientious and ambitious Project Managers with good background in Museums, Heritage and Science Centres to join their expanding team. Read more

BECK is a Specialist Museum, Science & Exhibition Fit Out Company and is looking to employ experienced, conscientious and ambitious Senior Project Managers with good background in Museums, Heritage and Science Centres to join their expanding team. Read more

The deadline for entries passed on Friday, January 30 with hundreds of parcels delivered to the Museums + Heritage offices. Read more

For the fashion junkie, nothing quite beats the overwhelming buzz of excitement and anticipation felt when entering a store that has laid out a visual feast. The pulse races and senses heighten as the adrenaline rush takes hold. Fabric, shapes,… Read more

National Railway Museum, York to hold exhibition of Churchill’s restored funeral train and carriages, Coffin Works, Birmingham, which fitted out his coffin, to hold special commemorative evening and Science Museum opens new exhibition… Read more

In May 2014 the judges at the Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence gave their seal of approval to the Mary Rose by naming her team winners of the Restoration/Conservation and Permanent exhibition categories… Read more

The environmental control of collections is essential for the upkeep of objects especially where light, humidity and temperature are concerned and is now a fine science with national standards… Read more

This year marks the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta and at Salisbury Cathedral Archivist Emily Naish and Chris Woods, Director of the National Conservation Service have been working on its first full condition inspection. Here they report… Read more

Between 2007-11 RAMM underwent a major redevelopment project costing £24 million, which included repair to the fabric of the building, refurbishment, a complete redisplay of the collections and a purpose-built off-site collections store called the Ark… Read more

The Victorian house has improved the management of its collection through environmental monitoring for many years and more recently with Eltek Data Loggers who have discreetly installed a new system… Read more

Most people tasked with the responsibility of monitoring and maintaining environmental conditions in their establishment should be familiar with the term ‘conservation heating’. Conservation heating is the principle of controlling the humidity through the use of heat. It’s been in… Read more