A new exhibition entitled No Known Grave – Missing in Action has opened at The Fusilier Museum in Bury to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Read more

From Iron Age hill forts to diverse wildlife and beautiful rolling highlands, the South Downs National Park is brimming with breathtaking scenery and interesting history. Read more

As attention spans gets shorter and shorter, and with audiences looking for a new relationship with museums and heritage centres; culture managers and administrators are driven to improve the deployment of the modern entertainment platforms and offer the public a… Read more

Last winter Bolsover Castle was the focus of a significant £1.3m project to restore, re-imagine and re-interpret the site as the home of one of the 17th century’s most flamboyant characters; the playwright, author, courtier, and horseman William Cavendish, Duke… Read more

The “House & Home” exhibition at the National Building Museum depicts the remarkable changes in domestic life over the centuries, and what it means to be at home in America. Ralph Appelbaum Associates designed the exhibition, and Electrosonic designed and… Read more

In the spring of 2013 the Imperial War Museum London commissioned Drinkall Dean to design 3 new stores as part of the major new development by Foster + Partners. This followed a tender process and following over a year of… Read more

On 10 June 2011, English Heritage opened the doors to their new attraction “Operation Dynamo: Rescue from Dunkirk”. The network of Secret Wartime Tunnels stretches 60m in length, twenty-six metres deep underground, behind the White Cliffs of Dover. Audio-visual technology… Read more

Conservation equipment and display specialist Conservation By Design (CXD) has supplied a range of products to the renowned Durham University after it made a significant investment to the University Library facilities. Read more

The terror of total war and its revolutionary impact on life around the world is the focus of a major exhibition on the First World War at York Castle Museum this summer. 1914: When the World Changed Forever takes visitors… Read more

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