Archives
York opens flagship library and archives following a seven-month £2m refurbishment
Explore York Libraries and Archives Explore York Libraries and Archives opens after seven months' development work as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funded York: Gateway to History project… Read more
Paragon produce a display 150 million years in the making
Paragon Creative is proud to have created the display on which stands the most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever discovered. Read more
Come face to face with heroes of the past
The Fusilier Museum based in Bury, Lancashire has completed a superb £1.4m new development to bring the first floor of the building back into use. The museum is the home to the XX Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of… Read more
Experience the trimmings of a Tudor Christmas past at Weald and Downland
Christmas throughout the ages will be celebrated at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum… Read more
Gray’s Inn launches a centralised, cloud-based events management solution
The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn was founded over 600 years ago and, as one of the four Inns of Court, it has a rich and colourful history in maintaining the independence, quality and integrity of the Bar and the… Read more
World Heritage, Urban Design and Tourism :Three Cities in the Middle East by Luna Khirfan
World Heritage, Urban Design and Tourism offers an interdisciplinary approach to the key relationships between heritage conservation, city space design, and tourism development in historic cities, linking theory and practice in a unique way. Read more
Mather & Co designs ‘the greater game’ exhibition to mark ww1 centenary for the football museum
Mather & Co has designed The Greater Game – Football & The First World War exhibition that opens, today, December 19, 2014 at the National Football Museum to commemorate the centenary year of WW1 and the roles played by a… Read more
Last call for cultural attractions to get free commercial Insight
The window for enrolling in the Insight trial, to get a free benchmarking analysis using Big Data, will close on 31 December… Read more
Open Design and Innovation Facilitating Creativity in Everyone by Leon Cruickshank
Open innovation, crowd sourcing, democratised innovation, vernacular design and brand fanaticism are among a handful of new approaches to design and innovation that have generated discussion and media coverage in recent years. Read more
Gallipoli warship’s restoration – open call for ‘army’ of volunteers
HMS M.33, the only First World War ship to survive the battle of Gallipoli, is now offering hands-on experience for volunteers on its restoration and conservation project… Read more
Concord lights up Mossley Hill Church
The memorial chapel at Mossley Hill Church in Liverpool is benefitting from a new lighting scheme and control system designed by Cundall Light4. The scheme, which features the award-winning Concord Beacon Muse LED, offers energy-saving and aesthetic benefits which highlight… Read more
Museums Sheffield wins major funding bid to improve visitor experience
Museums Sheffield has been awarded £697,000 by Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to improve and develop Weston Park museum… Read more
Crown Fine Art raise the roof with installation of giant 17th and 18th century portraits
Crown Fine Art recently partnered with the Amsterdam Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum to install their latest exhibition, Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age, at the Hermitage Amsterdam. Read more
Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience, 1950s-1990s
This spring the V&A will present a display of over 50 recently acquired photographs that explore the experiences of black people in Britain in the latter half of the 20th century… Read more
Arts Council announces new chair of the Museums Accreditation Committee
Hadrian Ellory-van Dekker, who is currently Head of Collections at the Science Museum and a member of the Science Museum Management Team, takes up the high-profile role… Read more
Four collections of national importance gain Designated Status from Arts Council
ss Great Britain Trust, The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, The Linnean Collections and Nottingham City Museums & Galleries’ Lace Machinery and Lace Collections recognised… Read more
Museum of The Gorge has raised £25,000 through crowd funding for major redesign project
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in Shropshire has worked with the Art Fund to raise the capital to create a new community space at the Gothic-style Museum of The Gorge built in 1834… Read more
Navigate by the sun – new browser-based tour guide
If you have followed directions with Google Maps or shared your location on Social Media then you have been using something called ‘geolocation’ and Audiotrails uses it to trigger location-specific content. Read more
New St Albans museum and art gallery project chooses architects for major £6.75m renaissance project
Architects John McAslan + Partners and exhibition designers Urban Salon have been appointed to develop the plans for St Albans’ new museum and art gallery project… Read more