Hardly a week goes by without more news of slashed budgets in the cultural sector. Just last month, the New York Times reported on government funding cuts that forced the national theatre institution in Amsterdam to close its doors to… Read more

The British Library has found that the public appetite for interacting with maps - while contributing to cultural heritage collections - has proven insatiable. The Library holds nearly 4½ million atlas, maps, globes, and books on cartography, dating from the… Read more

New technology has enabled archaeologists from National Museums Scotland to digitally reveal the true size and scale of a Roman plate, parts of which were buried in a silver hoard at Traprain Law more than 1500 years ago. Read more

Student Conservators @ Melbourne (SCM) is an association created and run by a small group of conservation students at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Through local involvement and social networking, the group looks to enhance students’ academic experience as well… Read more

Twenty years ago, Friedrich Waidacher wrote in his publication “Handbook of Museology”: "Museums have a nearly insurmountable ability to survive. Hardly ever a museum ceases to exist, but many museums are founded."… Read more

The Heritage Lottery Fund has been a major influence on the way we work within the heritage and museums sector in the 19 years since it was established. The funding body’s aims, its application system and guidance have set benchmarks… Read more

In a recent edition of the Museums Journal, Maurice Davies ponders the need to define a USP for museums. As far as I’m concerned – and I’m sure I’m not alone in this – they already have one: their collections. Read more

2012 was undoubtedly a great year for showcasing UK culture to the world, and indeed to the people of the UK. It was the year the world watched as the UK unashamedly celebrated our social, political, scientific, technological, artistic and… Read more

With museums nationwide facing increasing budget cuts and visitors reducing spend on leisure, arts marketing teams are finding that they can no longer rely on traditional methods alone to attract much needed audiences. Read more

Museums are very diverse beasts. There are very few dinosaurs left in the museum world (apart from in displays) but that does not mean that there is not an incredible range of business models. Some small independent, volunteer run museums… Read more

For 15 years the National Trust’s Head of Collections Management, Philip Claris, has been working on an outstanding project: the digitisation of the Trust’s collections. This web-based treasure trove of art and history – from stuffed boxing squirrels to medieval… Read more

Based on my experience here at the Museum of London designing both permanent and temporary exhibitions here are my top 5 tips on the how to achieve the perfect design for the perfect project. Read more

What is the outlook for UK’s tourist industry in 2013? How will attractions around the country fare after a roller coaster of a year in 2012? And what are people’s holiday intentions – is the recession still the determining factor… Read more

When the Internet made its first appearance, Bob Dylan sang his famous lines ‘The Times They Are a-Changing’. Read more

Ecommerce has continued to become to be an even more important share of retail sales year-on-year. The cultural sector is no exception to this role and online sales are of growing importance to museums, arts organisations and heritage institutions both… Read more

Oxford City Council commissioned City-Insights to enhance Oxford’s new information signs with digital cultural and heritage interpretation and visitor information. The signs were designed by Placemarque and will appear around the city during September 2012. Read more

Using our knowledge and experience within the library and archiving sector, MiniScan and BDM bring you the benefits of overhead digital scanning technology at a new affordable price yet with a high specification. Able to scan in both colour and… Read more

The ability to build on the experiences and technology towards the future of digital based edutainment in museum and gallery applications has proven sporadic. Though many industries encompass the various disciplines needed to create compelling digital entertainment experience for educational… Read more

The drive towards a greater level of inclusion for the varied audience to the modern museum, gallery and visitor attraction has seen the marriage of the latest compelling entertainment content and technology combined into the educational medium to create what… Read more

The ss Great Britain was described as ‘the greatest experiment since the Creation’ when launched into the Bristol Floating Harbour on July 19th 1843. Read more