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World Press Photo exhibition arrives in Northern Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast is bringing the World Press Photo exhibition to Northern Ireland for the first time next week… Read more
Furniture designer, Christian O’Reilly, wins York art gallery contract
Cornish-based furniture designer Christian O’Reilly has won a contract to design and make bespoke seating for the £8million refurbishment of York Art Gallery. Read more
Ordinary Beauty, The Photography of Edwin Smith.
Earlier this year Drinkall Dean were commissioned to design the latest exhibition at RIBA [Royal Institute of British Architects] called Ordinary Beauty, The Photography of Edwin Smith. Read more
We will remember them – exhibitions dedicated to First World War
As Armistice Day is marked 96 years after the end of the First World War Advisor talks to PLB Projects Ltd which has recently worked on two Great War exhibitions… Read more
Taking Over Day – Putting Children in Charge of Museums
Kids will be doing the jobs adults do as they wrestle control of Museums in Wales for a special day of activities… Read more
Let’s Remember Together: Remembrance Sunday 2014
As Remembrance Sunday is marked during the 100th year commemorations of the beginning of World War One, museums across the country will hold events… Read more
Transmitting Andy Warhol – ‘art should be for everyone’
More than 100 works by the king of pop art are showcased at Tate Liverpool from tomorrow as it explores the extraordinary power of Warhol’s 'total art' and understanding of mass-culture… Read more
Government calls on Arts Council to redress London funding bias
Committee says more should be done to redress the balance of funding away from the capital as a matter of urgency… Read more
Museum funding: a continuing battle against cuts
The latest deadline for funding from Arts Council England will take place on Thursday (November 6) as the first round of applications for the new Museums Resilience Fund are submitted, kick-starting funding for 2015-2018… Read more
After four years of renovation work, the Musée d’ethnographie de Genève (MEG) has been launched
It is the result of ambitious plans to create a window into the world’s cultures and give a worthy home to the ethnographic collections… Read more
Syx Automations continues museum roll-out in Norfolk
Syx Automations has successfully installed software at three museums in Norfolk that will use various modules of the company’s software system, including Membership, Stock Control, POS and Event and School bookings. Read more
MOLA FINDS NEW DIGS AT DEEPSTORE
Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) has awarded DeepStore Records Management a five-year contract to store many of its important and environmentally sensitive artefacts. Read more
English Heritage is investing £1 million to bring Audley End House back to its former splendour
The work is a continuation of the exterior conservation repair work undertaken last year as part of a £1.8 million improvement project… Read more
National Museum Cardiff launches Artes Mundi 6 Prize and Exhibition across three venues
Artes Mundi 6 Exhibition and Prize was launched this week - a major exhibition of work from ten of the world’s most innovative contemporary artists… Read more
National Museums Scotland gets Wellcome boost for its Scottish Centre for Scientific Engagement
The Wellcome Trust has announced a grant of £1.3 million towards the creation of six new galleries of Science and Technology at the National Museum of Scotland, opening in 2016… Read more
Artist Rooms On Tour 2015 – a year of photography
Damien Hirst in Orkney is one of the highlights of the seventh year of the the tour which also takes in the sights of Clydebank, Aberystwyth, County Durham, Shetland, Kirkcaldy and Powys… Read more
Science Museum Group appoints new chairman
Culture secretary announces Dame Mary Archer as new chairman of Science Museum Group for four years starting in January… Read more
Ashmolean Museum receives Constable painting accepted by nation to settle debt
£1m inheritance tax settled with acceptance of 19th century painting by British master… Read more
New books on Museum Studies, Heritage and Cultural Management from Ashgate Publishing
Ashgate have announced the latest book releases from their Museum Studies, Heritage and Cultural Management list. Read more
The Royal Air Force Museum announces new Chief Executive Officer
Maggie Appleton MBE moves from Luton Culture to RAF Museum in lead up to centenary celebrations in 2018… Read more