The Highland Folk Museum was the first open air museum in the UK and 2015 marks their 80th anniversary. Cared for by High Life Highland their collection is a record from the 17th century onwards about the… Read more

William Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon Avon is currently undergoing a substantial restoration programme funded by the HLF and is will open to the public next April in time for the 400th anniversary celebrations Work began on the Grade… Read more

The work is a copper engraving by the famous British caricaturist James Gillray, published in 1851, depicting an infamous scene of cruelty described during a parliamentary motion for the abolition of the slave trade. The engraving shows an English slave driver… Read more

This investment will kick-start a three-year project to create new displays and a performance space for the RCM Museum’s extensive and precious collection of historic instruments, including the world’s earliest surviving guitar. It will also give much wider exposure… Read more

The £100,000 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year is the largest arts award in Britain and the biggest museum prize in the world. It is awarded to the museum or gallery in the UK that… Read more

The Turner Prize 2015 was announced at Tramway, Glasgow last night and awarded to Assemble, who describe themselves as a collective based in London who work across the fields of art, architecture and design. It was the… Read more

The Cultural Gifts Scheme enables UK taxpayers to donate important works of art and other heritage objects to be held for the benefit of the public or the nation. In return, donors will receive a tax reduction based on a… Read more

Let’s start with some significant positives. The news for Arts Council England and its work with regional museums across England was vastly better than expected. A small cash rise over four years means only a modest decline… Read more

English Heritage released images today of the shortlisted concept designs produced by the six teams vying to win the Tintagel Castle: Bridge Design Competition. The images will go on public display at the Tourist Information Centre in Tintagel village from… Read more

The UK Space Agency has teamed up with some of Britain’s most renowned cultural and academic institutions to host this free day and evening of celebratory events on Exhibition Road in South Kensington. More than 70 space-themed activities throughout the… Read more

The Mary Rose Museum has closed its doors today as it begins a transformation in its visitor experience that will allow for unobstructed views of the ship’s hull and a greater appreciation of a vessel whose maiden voyage was in… Read more

Last week the government also announced a further £2.5m grant to 14-18 NOW to take the poppies to a further 12 locations across the UK beyond 2016. The new presentations by 14-18 NOW will give people across… Read more

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As part of a raft of announcements, Government Digital Service (GDS) will receive an additional £450m funding to transform government services by getting more services online. At the same time 11 per cent of the population have never used the… Read more

The Factory will be a new kind of large-scale venue that will be a flagship cultural centre for the North and North West, commissioning original works in partnership with leading national and international organisations. The venue will build on the success… Read more

The DCMS received an overall cut of five per cent, to include a 20 per cent cut to its administration budget, while ACE and England’s national museums will receive standstill budgets until 2019-20. However, museum directors across the country expressed… Read more

Situated on the northern edge of Shrewsbury, the internationally-important and revolutionary Flaxmill Maltings was instrumental in helping to change the world of construction and design. The first stage in saving this unique site for future generations has been completed with… Read more

The Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art’s ambition is to become the most visited art museum in the Baltic States, as well as a cultural and arts centre of interregional significance, whose exhibitions are regularly included in the programmes of museums… Read more