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Sam Withers gives us an insight into her role as Project Designer at Mather & Co. Read more
ACE launches £10m resilience fund
With the launch today of the £10m Resilience Fund, Arts Council England continues its strategy of encouraging museums to become adaptable, sustainable businesses that are resilient in the face of ongoing financial cuts. Read more
Museum Tech gets a $17 million boost from Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the expansion and rebranding of Bloomberg Connects (formerly known as the Digital Engagement Initiative) which provides funding for the development of technology to increase access to cultural institutions and enhance visitor experiences. Read more
Antenna launches Natural History Museum multimedia guide
The Natural History Museum looks after more than 70 million specimens, both on display and behind the scenes, from rare beetles to extinct fish, Martian meteorites to the fossil bones of dinosaurs, and is one of the most visited destinations… Read more
Doncaster Museum are recruiting for their ‘Doncaster 1914-18’ World War One heritage project.
The Heritage Lottery funded ‘Doncaster 1914-18’ World War One heritage project is recruiting for 4 key project posts and inviting tenders for 5 contracts, for this £926,700 project. Read more
Antenna multimedia tour at the National Gallery’s ‘Making Colour’ brings colour alive
Exploring the extraordinarily rich array of colours employed by artists from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century, the new temporary exhibition, ‘Making Colour’, at the National Gallery introduces some of the techniques and processes associated with… Read more
Archives+ at Manchester’s Central Library
After a multi-million pound refit, Manchester’s Central Library opened earlier this year. Neil MacInnes, Strategic Lead – Libraries, Information and Archives, talks to Advisor about the project and explains how technology is improving accessibility and attracting new audiences. Read more
Would you like to make a lasting difference for the UK’s heritage and people?
Heritage Lottery Fund is currently looking for four new committee members in Northern Ireland, Wales, the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber. Applications are being encouraged from people from a variety of backgrounds and experience, who can demonstrate an affinity… Read more
‘The Crystal’ forms part of sustainable cities interactive exhibition
The Crystal is a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens, the global electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse. Located at London’s Royal Victoria Dock, the 21,500-square foot interactive exhibition serves as home to Siemens’ Center of Competence - Cities. A team of… Read more
Brunel’s personal possessions to inspire the nation
An extraordinary collection of over 700 items belonging to the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel are now in the Brunel Institute at Brunel's ss Great Britain thanks to a donation from collector Clive Richards. Read more
Egyptians brought back to life at The Atkinson
A stunning collection of Egyptian artefacts dating back 5,000 years is about to be revealed to the public after being hidden away in storage for 40 years. Read more
proportion>london announce management buyout
proportion>london, the leading UK manufacturer and supplier of retail mannequins, bust forms and display accessories is delighted to announce the recent completion of a management-led buyout. Read more
BECK completes the King Richard III Visitor Centre
King Richard III - Dynasty Death and Discovery is a new visitor centre which tells the fascinating story of the king’s life and death, and the remarkable search and discovery of King Richard III. It is located next to the… Read more
Environmental monitoring goes underground
Every site has it own unique challenges for radio technology. Under ideal conditions radio signals can travel for miles. Put a few obstacles in the way and the distance radio travels starts to reduce. If you happen to be in… Read more
Leading the way with LED: why museums are seeing the light
As The Guildhall Art Gallery in the City of London prepares to re-open after renovation, Crown Fine Art is predicting many other museums and galleries will follow in its footsteps by installing LED lighting to save money, reduce their carbon… Read more
Free to attend open day and seminar about scanning and digital technologies
Zeutschel UK exclusively market all Zeutschel products – scanning systems, copy systems, microfilm cameras and microfilm plotters, software solutions for digital image quality control, digital document delivery service and digitization workflow solutions. Besides this, Zeutschel UK also provide after sales… Read more
Paragon Entertainment Announces New KidSteam License
Paragon Entertainment has announced that its licensing division has secured the exclusive rights to represent the US based attraction concept KidSteam across the whole of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Read more
New City of London Heritage Gallery to open at the Guildhall
In response to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, the City of London Corporation has developed a Heritage Gallery to showcase a selection of the heritage treasures it holds in trust for the nation. Read more
Brand New Augmented Reality App For The Alnwick Garden From PEEL Heritage
The latest existing news from PEEL Heritage is that we’re about to launch the bespoke visitor app we’ve produced for The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland. Working closely with the Duchess of Northumberland and her team at The Garden our latest… Read more
Heritage building projects: an interview with a Project Manager
Mark Hawken is an Associate Director of Project Management at Sweett Group. He has 20 years of experience in the construction industry, with qualifications in Architecture, Building Surveying, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation; providing an unusual breadth… Read more