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 England has announced the criteria for National portfolio organisations to be allocated National Lottery funding. Read more

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

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

A few years ago we teamed up with Google, Bloomberg and The Guardian to create the REMIX Summit for Culture, Technology and Entrepreneurship. At the time we could see that a fascinating movement of cultural entrepreneurship was emerging - people… Read more

Interdisciplinary research and engaging with wider audiences are key to the new Oxford University initiative TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. TORCH’s Humanitas Visiting Professorship Programme is one of the ways in which this is done through… Read more

The 10th anniversary of the Foundling Museum sees an exhibition featuring four reinterpretations of the Rakes Progress, alongside original Hogarth prints from 1735. Read more

Kathryn Box, Marketing Officer at Manchester Museum, explores the museum‘s all-important communication channels. Read more

As a museum, with precious funds, the last thing you want is for a project to cost more than you expected. Read more

Environmentally friendly practices are crucial to the museums and heritage sector and museums increasingly need to model green behavior and sustainability, from recycling to managing energy use. Patricia Mandeville of Cynergin and Declan Rajasingham of the Natural History Museum encourage… Read more

Plymouth is today celebrating £12.8M of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to create a major new historic and cultural attraction in the very heart of the city. Read more

After a £10m project to give it a new home, Shrewsbury’s new Museum & Art Gallery at The Music Hall has finally opened its doors. Read more

The rise in cooperation between museums globally has meant the need for secure, efficient and effective transport and storage of museum artefacts and fine art has never been greater. As the number of loans has increased, curators have necessarily become… Read more

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2014 have been announced, with visitor attractions from across the UK being recognised for their remarkable achievements. Read more

Launched last week, The Culture Diary promises to be an invaluable tool for organisers and promoters of UK cultural events, across all art forms. Read more

Paul Roberts, Ticketing and Information Manager at The British Museum, explores the challenges and opportunities of modern ticketing systems for the Museum’s varied visitor offerings. Read more

Conservators Keith Barley (ACR FMGP) and 
Alison Gilchrist (MA) share some of their expertise. Read more

Kam Rehal, Senior Graphic Designer for Imperial War Museums considers the role of graphic design in the museums sector. Read more

The team behind the annual Museums + Heritage Show and Awards, has today announced the acquisition of leading cultural sector title: Museums and Heritage Magazine. Read more

Our shortlisted projects today are all contenders in the Restoration and Conservation category which has been sponsored by Fairhurst Ward Abbotts. This award highlights the quality of work undertaken on restoration and conservation projects within the UK. How projects have… Read more