The Museum + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2016 are now open for entries for projects completed between January and December 2015. The awards continue to generate public recognition for the winners and shortlistees, and have been instrumental… Read more

Arts Council England has announced the acceptance in lieu of inheritance tax of a painting by Sir Anthony Van Dyck of his close friend Olivia Porter and has been allocated to The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham Portrait of… Read more

Speaking at the Museum’s Association annual conference in Birmingham, HLF Chair Sir Peter announced that the current Transition funding, Start Up grants and Catalyst small grants… Read more

A proposal to trial charging for certain exhibitions at RAMM will go before members of Exeter City Council’s Scrutiny Economy Committee on 12 November. This will be a first for RAMM and is a result of funding… Read more

Hot on the heels of Museums at Night the Science Museum is extending the way visitors experience the museum by announcing two unique all-nighters including midnight screenings of the new Star Wars film. Dubbed Astronights, the events… Read more

The international Symposium organised by Museums Galleries Scotland brings together prominent members of UNESCO, the Scottish Government, museums and other Scottish cultural organisations to discuss intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and its relationship with human rights. The mission… Read more

As part of the 2015 UK-China Year of Cultural Exchange, Tate and the Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum (CAFAM) will host a series of dialogues for museum professionals in Beijing from today until Thursday. The UK – China 2015… Read more

Julia Peyton-Jones has been Director of the Serpentine Galleries since 1991 and was joined in 2006, by Hans Ulrich Obrist as Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects. Together they have made the Serpentine… Read more

Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), HLF’s Inclusive Heritage Conference will challenge change-makers to address the under-representation of disabled people in shaping, visiting and working within the heritage sector. It will look at achievements to… Read more

What are the aims and objectives of Museums at Night? To challenge the notion that some people have that museums are boring and not for them by encouraging them to do something different at a… Read more

Arts Council England (ACE) is delivering the WiFi in Public Libraries programme, on behalf of DCMS, which is a one-off funding programme to enable all libraries in England to provide free, accessible WiFi for their users. It… Read more

The £3m grant will enable the British Museum to deliver a programme of in-depth and specialised training to establish a dedicated corps of Iraqi heritage professionals, fully skilled to deal with the aftermath of the destruction by… Read more

Museums across Wales are celebrating this week with more than 100 events as part of the Welsh Museums Festival with from sleepovers, talks, walks, archaeologist digs, re-enactments and Halloween themed activities. Now in its second year, the… Read more

HLF has awarded the British Horological Institute (BHI) – a membership organisation for people who make, repair, collect and sell clocks, watches and other timepieces – a grant to create a National Centre for Horology at its… Read more

The Mini Museum at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery has been designed to appeal to pre-school children, incorporating many of the paintings and exhibits that prove most popular with younger visitors to the museum, alongside comfortable soft seating… Read more

On 15 December Tim Peake will become Britain’s first European Space Agency astronaut in space when he launches from Kazakhstan to meet the crew on the International Space Station (ISS). He will join a long list of distinguished men and… Read more

Worcestershire’s Treasures has enabled heritage venues in the city to up-skill graduates in order to plug the skills gaps within the sector. Since 2011 a total of 17 graduates have completed the paid traineeship within the heritage… Read more

The I Love Museums roadshow is travelling from Devon to Edinburgh, to highlight public support for our cultural institutions and asking people, ‘why do you love museums?’. The UK’s Museums and Galleries are more popular than ever… Read more

The Icon Conservation Awards recognise the highest standards of conservation, research and collections care within the UK art and heritage sectors and the winners were announced by the Royal Academy of Art’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow at a ceremony last… Read more

Derby Museums’ Mini Maker Faire returns tomorrow, part of The Silk Mill’s dedicated five year transformation in to The Museum of Making, and there will be a brand new exhibition running throughout Derby Mini Maker Faire 2015 – Museum of Making: Lite, an… Read more