Victoria McGuinness looks at how ongoing digital developments widen the accessibility of museums’ collections and asks what influence this has on future interpretation. Read more

‘Project Aquarius’ first started six years ago when the then-titled Kew Bridge Steam Museum refocused its aims to become a museum dedicated to telling the story of London’s water supply. This remit was to supplement the preservation and interpretation of… Read more

Rupert Shepherd tells us about some of the challenges he faces as the Horniman Museum’s Documentation Manager, why they matter, and raising documentation’s profile. Read more

Our current app project for Colchester Castle is a good example of how augmented reality can be used to complement and enhance the experience of the physical interpretation displays, adding a digital frame of reference that is engaging across a… Read more

Local government remains the Arts Council’s most important strategic and delivery partner. Up and down the country, it is the commitment of local councils to support a healthy cultural infrastructure that is vital to our vision of great art, museums… Read more

In mid-March 2014, Benchworks were awarded the fit out and installation contract for a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich – Ships Clocks and Stars: The Quest for Longitude. Read more

After a four-year long project, Bletchley Park has now been restored with the help of an £8 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The restoration has transformed the derelict wartime Codebreaking Huts into a world-class museum and visitor attraction. The task… Read more

The world of museums is changing fast and one of the most noticeable differences in recent years has been the growing trend to outsource the packing, transporting, hanging and even sometimes the curating of artefacts and works of art. Read more

A hundred years have passed since one of the deadliest human conflicts in global history took place; World War One. Read more

An interactive experiment is under way at the National Gallery to test people’s perceptions of colour using a prototype tunable LED system. Read more

A campaign is underway to recruit a new Chair to lead both the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Board. Read more

Visitors to the Maritime Experiential Museum at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore can get an up-close look at a shipwreck in the Typhoon Theatre where Electrosonic provided audio-visual design, engineering, integration and installation of the audio, video and control equipment to… Read more

This summer, anthropologist and BBC TV Coast and Origins of Us presenter Dr Alice Roberts, is officially opening Salisbury Museum’s new world-class Wessex Gallery of Archaeology in Wiltshire, designed by specialist exhibition designers and architects, Metaphor and their team. Read more

From July 1st, 2014, Zeutschel UK will exclusively market all Zeutschel products – scanning systems, copy systems, microfilm cameras and microfilm plotters, but also software solutions for digital image quality control, digital document delivery service and digitization workflow solutions. Besides… Read more

When The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, reopened recently after a two-year renovation, it made extensive use of audio-visual and interactive techniques that take visitors on what’s been called “a multidimensional journey across the Olympic Universe. Read more

Lighting designer Kevan Shaw looks at the challenges facing the industry in meeting the requirements of conservation and changing environmental legislation. Read more

Keeping it Social - Highly Commended in the Marketing Campaign category… Read more

Arts Council England’s latest funding announcement contains plenty of interesting news for museums. With an increase in the number of Major Partner Museums (up from 16 to 21), these “exemplar” museums will play an increasingly important role in supporting the… Read more

Arts Council England has announced details of its investment plans for the next three years. Read more

David Bowie is: Winner in the Temporary and Touring Exhibitions category… Read more