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Benchworks fit out Vikings: Life and Legend
In the Autumn of 2013 Benchworks won the tender to provide fit out services to the British Museum for their upcoming exhibition - Vikings: Life and Legend. Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2014 – Project on a Limited Budget
Today’s shortlisted projects are all vying for the “Project on a Limited Budget” award, sponsored by Sweett Group, at this year’s Museum + Heritage Awards for Excellence. This award “recognises excellence in the creation of a successful project or exhibition,… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2014 – Innovations Category
Today we’re looking at the shortlisted projects in the Innovations category. This award focuses on connecting people with objects/collections. Entrants needed to demonstrate how technology (web, apps, a/v, multimedia, digital, etc) has been effectively used to interpret objects and to… Read more
Four new Collections Trust webinars provide free online training resource
Audio recordings of four webinars developed by Collections Trust, with funding and support from Arts Council England, are now available as a new online training resource on Collections Link. Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2014 – Educational Initiative Award
Today’s shortlisted projects are those for the Educational Initiative Award. Entrants for this category had to demonstrate how they have inspired the participants involved, creating a legacy befitting of the unique educational potential of museums and heritage/cultural visitor attractions. This… Read more
The countdown begins…Marketing Award
With the Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2014 ceremony not far away, we thought we’d give you a run down of the shortlisted projects in each category. Today’s focus is on the Marketing Campaign award. Entrants had to demonstrate… Read more
from here to ear at the Peabody Essex Museum
Jaime DeSimone, Exhibition Projects Coordinator at the PEM in Salem, Mass, tells Advisor about this popular exhibit and describes the challenges involved in its installation. Read more
Royal Museums Greenwich selects Syx Automations for ticketing software
Syx Automations is proud to announce that Royal Museums Greenwich, has selected Syx as its software partner. Read more
Scotland’s Mining Memorial Centre awarded commendation at EAA Awards
Purcell’s project at the National Mining Museum Scotland has been awarded a commendation in the Small Projects category at this year’s Edinburgh Architecture Association (EAA) Awards. Read more
The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014
proportion>london has produced a range of mannequins for a major exhibition which charts Italy's most influential designers at the V&A, London. Read more
The Battle of Bannockburn Project
The National Trust for Scotland preserves a collection of monuments on the summit of a hill, near Stirling. They commemorate the thousands of soldiers – the servicemen of their day – who lost their lives at the Battle of Bannockburn. Read more
A Day in the Life
In the first of a series of articles looking at working life across the Museums and Heritage sector, Fran Lashmar, Education Manager South East, English Heritage gives us an insight into her role. Read more
Bees, Boats and Brunel – £30m of HLF Funding announced
Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is announcing funding of £30m towards 10 projects that reflect the diversity of the UK’s heritage. They include a far-reaching project to help protect the future of our seriously dwindling bee population, two projects… Read more
Managing Copyright in Museums
Managing copyright in museum collections is a fascinating challenge. Whether dealing with the museum’s own copyright, or that belonging to an artist or their estate, copyright managers perform a constant balancing act between access and protection. Bernard Horrocks, Intellectual Property… Read more
Authenticity and atmosphere: Access and engagement at Audley End House
As the public seeks ever more authentic and real, personal experiences of heritage in our leisure time, the gauntlet is thrown down to the interpretive designer and client to meet the demand. English Heritage and PLB have been exploring this… Read more
National Mining Memorial Centre Shortlisted for Two Architectural Awards
A new memorial centre to commemorate the sacrifices made by those involved in Scotland’s coal mining industry is shortlisted for two design awards. The project, completed by Purcell’s Edinburgh studio, is in the running for a Royal Incorporation of Architects… Read more
Natural Support from Colleagues
For collections management to be to the highest standard possible, all we need to do is understand our collections. Often this is not as easy as it sounds, as many curators look after an extremely diverse range of collections. Jan… Read more
Handling, Packing and Transport
Moving objects is one of the core functions of Collections Management and a key responsibility for anyone with responsibility for cultural collections. Freda Matassa, of Matassa Toffolo, explains more. Read more
The Novium : Relocation
A major project to relocate Chichester Museum in the South of England is now complete. The strategy for the new location is to make the displays as flexible as possible so that exhibitions can be changed frequently, giving local people… Read more
Guide ID helps Museums and Galleries increase revenues and visitor numbers with; “Map My Visit”
It’s no secret that museums, galleries and all other kinds of heritage sites are having to deal with budget cuts. At Guide ID we speak to hundreds of sites every year, all of which are very different. Some are National… Read more