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Museums Showoff – Challenging ACE!
Resilience and the future of museums will be at the heart of the conversation tomorrow when Museums Showoff teams up with Arts Council England (ACE)… Read more
Gateway Ticketing UK provides ticketing system to Houses of Parliament
New ticketing systems contract under way to improve running of one of the UK's leading attractions… Read more
From Industrial Revolution to digital revolution – Ironbridge Gorge’s crowdfunding campaign
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust teams up with Art Fund to raise £25,000 by 4 December in Crowd Funding initiative… Read more
Pembroke Castle’s great map of wales is Largest in Britain
Using a giant interactive painting, audio and video as well as a smartphone webtool Pembroke Castle has become a more vibrant attraction. Read more
Pennethorne’s Grand Tour Cafe Bar opens at Somerset House
Levy Restaurants will open a new cafe bar at Somerset House, the renowned arts and cultural centre, in the heart of London at the end of the month. Read more
Staffordshire Hoard: The making of an exhibition
A month after the permanent Staffordshire Hoard gallery opened in Birmingham M+H Advisor catches up with designers Real Studios who brought the histories of an ancient world to life… Read more
A Bear Called Paddington – from darkest Peru to London
Museum of London to open new exhibition celebrating Paddington’s big-screen debut in a feature film released later this month… Read more
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto opens with ClickNetherfield display cases
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto was inaugurated in September as a permanent gallery exhibiting an exquisite collection of globally significant Islamic artefacts and was designed by Studio Adrien Gardère. Read more
Indian Encounters – the differing fortunes of a Sikh Maharaja and a British Army Captain
British-Indian relations are examined in a new exhibition, Indian Encounters, which opens tomorrow at the National Museum of Scotland… Read more
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