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Electrosonic Provides Audio-Visual Systems for National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Electrosonic provided the audio-visual systems for the museum, which is primarily located about 70-feet (21-meters) below ground and offers a unique and moving visitor experience. Read more
Museums and Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL
The Micrarium – Highly Commended in the Project on a Limited Budget category… Read more
Think you know mobile guides?
See how these game-changers from Antenna are changing the face of device management and visitor understanding. Read more
PARAGON’S ORB WINS AT 2014 YORK DESIGN AWARDS
Paragon Creative are delighted and proud to see The Orb at York Minster announced a winner at the 2014 York Design Awards. Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: ss Great Britain Trust
The Future Brunels Programme: Highly Commended in the Educational Initiative category… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: National Museums Liverpool
House of Memories Northern Model: Winner in the Educational Initiative category… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: Experience Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre
Highly Commended in the Permanent Exhibition category… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners review: No 1 Royal Crescent Bath
The Whole Story Project – Highly Commended in the Permanent Exhibition category… Read more
SELECTAGLAZE AT THE V&A
Founded in 1852, The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, with a permanent collection of over 4.5 million priceless, delicate and irreplaceable objects and artifacts ranging from ancient times to the present… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 – Award winners Rayleigh Windmill
Winner in the Customer Service category… Read more
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