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Falon Nameplates have been appointed as the first distributor of FusionCast™ in Europe
FusionCast™ are pleased to announce that Falon Nameplates have been appointed as the first distributor of FusionCast Engineered Metal Castings in Europe. Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Winner in the Marketing Campaign category - Walrus on the Move… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award Winners Review – The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Caught in the Crossfire: Artistic Responses to Conflict, Peace and Reconciliation. Highly Commended in the Temporary or Touring Exhibition category… Read more
The Audience Agency launches new research and insight initiative for museums – Visitor Finder
Visitor Finder is a new initiative designed specifically to support museums in obtaining and using information about their visitors to help to inform their work across advocacy, business planning, engagement and marketing. Visitor Finder is the museums strand of the… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award Winners Review – The Mary Rose Museum
Winner in the Permanent Exhibition and Restoration/Conservation categories… Read more
How Many Visitors Today? A Great Little Museum Case Study
This case study describes the day to day activities of a small, local, volunteer run museum - the Wymondham Heritage Museum. Pip Woodward reports from life on the front line of museum management. Read more
Crossrail – Portals to the Past – An exhibition of archaeology finds 2014
Crossrail is one of Europe’s largest civil infrastructure projects. Construction of the railway involves excavation at around 40 sites right across the historic city, a history that dates back to the last ice ages. The project provides an unprecedented opportunity… Read more
Arts Council announces criteria for National Lottery funding in the National Portfolio
Arts Council England has announced the criteria for National portfolio organisations to be allocated National Lottery funding. Read more
Live theatre and cinema meet augmented reality at Nottingham Castle
Roma Patel is one of two Nottingham Trent University researchers working closely with Nottingham Castle and Nottingham-based Hot Knife Digital Media to develop storyline, script and interaction for a new augmented reality app. Called Riot 1831@Nottingham Castle, the project will… Read more
Tempting visitors to spend
Whatever the evidence may be of a burgeoning recovery on the high street, happy days are certainly here again in the heritage industries. Monica Lucas, founder, Pragma Consulting, looks at how museums are tempting visitors to spend in both catering… Read more
REMIX Academy Summit – From Idea to Reality
A few years ago we teamed up with Google, Bloomberg and The Guardian to create the REMIX Summit for Culture, Technology and Entrepreneurship. At the time we could see that a fascinating movement of cultural entrepreneurship was emerging - people… Read more
Museums transcending disciplinary boundaries
Interdisciplinary research and engaging with wider audiences are key to the new Oxford University initiative TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. TORCH’s Humanitas Visiting Professorship Programme is one of the ways in which this is done through… Read more
Crown appoints IWM Museum’s Head of Movement and Storage David Gosling as Technical Project Manager
Crown Fine Art has recruited David Gosling, formerly of the Imperial War Museum, as Technical Project Manager with a remit to enhance an already experienced team and ensure quality of service. Read more
Usborne art book about colour
Written in association with The National Gallery, London our latest publication ties in with their upcoming Making Colour exhibition. Read more
Progress at the Foundling Museum
The 10th anniversary of the Foundling Museum sees an exhibition featuring four reinterpretations of the Rakes Progress, alongside original Hogarth prints from 1735. Read more
Listen and Tell
Kathryn Box, Marketing Officer at Manchester Museum, explores the museum‘s all-important communication channels. Read more
Bottle Heaven Since 1937
Looking for a bottle manufacturer with ranges to inspire you and to make your product stand out and give shelf appeal?… Read more
DiscoveryPENs launch at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
DiscoveryPENS allow those with differing levels of visual impairment the opportunity to hear the audio description of the piece along with a further professional insight. Read more
Project Costs: How to expect the unexpected
As a museum, with precious funds, the last thing you want is for a project to cost more than you expected. Read more
The Hallé Orchestra – Silenced by Selectaglaze!
After years of decay a refurbishment of the former St. Peter’s Church has brought this historic Victorian Grade 2 Listed building back to life. Read more