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Typhoon Theatre at the Maritime Experiential Museum in Singapore
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
Salisbury Museum’s New World-Class Wessex Gallery
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
ZEUTSCHEL UK starts its activities in Great Britain
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
Lausanne’s Olympic Museum Reopens with AV System Design, Engineering and Integration by Electrosonic
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 THE LEAN GREEN MUSEUM
Lighting designer Kevan Shaw looks at the challenges facing the industry in meeting the requirements of conservation and changing environmental legislation. Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum
Keeping it Social - Highly Commended in the Marketing Campaign category… Read more
Arts Council England Funding Announcement
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 Investment 2015-2018
Arts Council England has announced details of its investment plans for the next three years. Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Victoria and Albert Museum
David Bowie is: Winner in the Temporary and Touring Exhibitions category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Glasgow Life
Jack Vettriano: A Retrospective – Highly Commended in the Trading and Enterprises category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
Developing the Gift Shop and Cafe - Winner in the Trading and Enterprises category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Once in a Whale - Highly Commended in the Restoration or Conservation category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: National Archives, The Hague
The Memory Palace - with your head in the archives – Winner in the International category… Read more
Buried Treasure – Keeping the Nation’s Art and Artefacts Safe
The expression ‘buried treasure’ conjures up images of fairy tales and pirate adventures; but deep in the English countryside on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border there is a site where vaults packed with art and artefacts are very much a reality. Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Wonderkamers – Highly Commended in the International category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Writers’ Museum
Writers’ Museum Volunteers - Highly Commended in the Customer Service category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Design Museum
The Future is Here – Highly Commended in the Innovations category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Victoria and Albert Museum
Digital Explorer Map – Winner in the Innovations category… Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Haslemere Educational Museum
The 125th Anniversary Campaign – Winner in the Project on a Limited Budget category… Read more
Horniman’s Viscardi to chair Natural Sciences Collections Association
The Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Paolo Viscardi has become the new chair of the Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA), a voluntary role leading the association’s work to promote and support natural science collections across the UK. His appointment was announced… Read more