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Crown Fine Art is the first art handling company to be awarded international safety accreditation
Crown Fine Art, a company that ensures the safe transportation and handling of works of art worldwide, has become the first major fine art handling company to achieve the international standard for health and safety in the UK. Read more
Moesgaard Museum: a 21st century building for a collection spanning the history of man
After outgrowing the constraints of its magnificent 18th century home, Moesgaard has recently built a new museum close by that rises majestically out of the historic landscape… Read more
BECK appointed to build the Africa and Caribbean Plazas at EXPO 2017 Astana
In 2017, Kazakhstan will host a specialised international exposition in the capital city of Astana. Expo Astana 2017 has been dedicated to the theme of “Future Energy” and will host more than 135,000m² of international pavilions, four themed pavilions, a… Read more
Usborne Publishing collaborates with The National Trust and The National Gallery with two new books
Published in association with The National Trust, this is traditional doll's house in sticker book form, with the grand rooms of an Edwardian English country house just waiting to be filled with furniture and accessories. Each scene features several rooms,… Read more
Protecting Our Heritage from the damp and preventing corrosion from setting in post conservation
The UK has around 2,500 museums, galleries and heritage sites housing anything from priceless paintings and artefacts to manuscripts, motors, mummies and much more. Unfortunately the UK has one of the wettest climates in the northern hemisphere which means these… Read more
Concord lights the way at Jersey Maritime Museum by implementing LEDS
Jersey Maritime Museum in St Helier, a former winner of UK Museum of the Year has recently undergone a grand restoration project using luminaires from Concord. The venue’s new lighting scheme conceived by DHA Design has completely refreshed the interior… Read more
Marcus Brigstocke announced as M+H Awards presenter as the deadline day for entries looms
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke will present the 2015 Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence on Wednesday, April 29… Read more
Houses of Parliament announce year-long Parliament in the Making programme
The UK Parliament has announced it will be commemorating 750 years since the Simon de Montfort parliament (20 January 1265) and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta (15 June 1215)… Read more
Faces of Conflict: The impact of the First World War on art and facial reconstructive surgery
An exploration of the influence on artists and surgeons of the facial injuries suffered during the First World War… Read more
Full steam ahead as National Railway Museum launches historic 19th century dining carriage
The National Railway Museum will unveil its new exclusive dining carriage, The Countess of York, in an official launch taking place at the York museum in early 2015. The carriage, which was built in 1956, has been restored by the… Read more
From The Mary Rose to the Louvre!
The IMC Group has many years’ experience in the environmental control of Collections – in fact IMC’s Hanwell monitoring systems are chosen by the curators in charge of the collections at museums and galleries such as The Louvre, V&A, The… Read more
Groundbreaking First World War in the Air exhibition officially opens at Cosford
The First World War in the Air is a new permanent exhibition that will enable visitors to discover and explore the unique and often overlooked role of air power during the First World… Read more
Blackpool Council chooses architects to develop proposals for £21m museum
Buttress Architects have been appointed by Blackpool Council to develop proposals for the proposed new Blackpool Museum… Read more
The Hub privileged to be involved with the First World War Centenary
Last year marked 100 years since the start of the First World War and The Hub was privileged to be involved with two projects commissioned to commemorate this significant and historic point in world history. Read more
Electrosonic Promotes Bryan Hinckley to Entertainment Solutions Director
Electrosonic has promoted Bryan Hinckley to head of the worldwide Entertainment business, which includes the museum, theme park, visitor centre and retail markets. Read more
Sky Garden on Fenchurch Street now open
Tor Systems has been successful in winning the contract to provide its booking system to the Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, which spans three floors and offers uninterrupted views across the City of London. Read more
Syx Automations have provided ticketing software and access control for the National Military Museum
The new National Military Museum (NMM) in Soest was opened this December in a ceremony led by King Willem-Alexander. The Museum’s collection includes tanks, helicopters, fighter planes, uniforms and paintings from the Netherlands armed forces. Read more
Heritage Lottery Fund grants £1.4m to restore painter JMW Turner’s country home
The building was designed by Turner and is the only surviving property in the UK designed by a major artist for his own use… Read more
Bartolini Sculpture to stay in UK while half a million asking price sought
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a marble sculpture of two young ladies dancing by the neoclassical Italian sculptor, Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850)… Read more
Electrosonic Provides Audio Visual Support for Scotland’s Time Lords Exhibit at Our Dynamic Earth
International audio visual company Electrosonic has returned to Our Dynamic Earth 15 years after providing the complete audio-visual system to help the science centre bring Scotland’s Time Lords exhibition to life… Read more