Origin: Sector News
Parliament Week Partners’ Conference comes to People’s History Museum
The event aims to inspire arts and heritage organisations, museums, charities and businesses to get involved in Parliament Week at the UK’s national museum of democracy… Read more
MANUS FULLERTON NAMED NEW CHAIRMAN OF MUSEUMS GALLERIES SCOTLAND
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has announced the appointment of Manus Fullerton as Chair of the Board… Read more
M+H Show Streams: Emma Chaplin curates collections
Emma Chaplin Heritage and Museums services brings together experts to talk about the best ways to manage collections on Thursday, 30 April with plenty of practical elements to take away… Read more
The British Museum’s Director to step down at the end of the year
Neil MacGregor has announced that he will be leaving the museum at the end of December 2015 after an immensely successful 13 year spell… Read more
Fully Fashioned: The Pringle of Scotland Story
The National Museum of Scotland will open a new exhibition on Friday exploring the 200-year history of one of the world’s oldest fashion brands… Read more
Norton Priory to pilot revolutionary radio carbon dating process
A £96,000 Arts Council England grant awarded to Norton Priory Museum & Gardens and the University of Liverpool will fund the development of a new form of carbon dating… Read more
AIM announces 6 new recipients of the Biffa Award
The awards are part of a three-year £1.5m deal between the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) and waste management company Biffa… Read more
Innovative digital research project focusing on museum visitor spend goes live
Museums and heritage attractions are asked to join trial participants and receive free report on what factors influence visitor spend… Read more
Charles Dickens’ iconic desk saved for the nation
The Desk where the classics Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend and The Mystery of Edwin Drood were written to go on display at author’s former London home… Read more
MOSI receives Wellcome Trust grant to boost new gallery plans
The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI), Manchester will now go ahead with ambitious plans to expand following a £1.8 million grant from the Wellcome Trust… Read more
Sekhemka Statue to stay in UK following export Bar
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on the Statue of Sekhemka following its sale to an overseas buyer by Northampton Borough Council… Read more
M+H Show Talks: Mar Dixon Talks Tech
Mar Dixon curates a stream at the Museums + Heritage Show entitled New Technology on Thursday, 30 April, which includes a chance to try Google Glass… Read more
Museum of London eyes up new home at the Victorian Smithfield General Market
The Museum of London has laid out a new vision for the museum which involves relocating to the nearby market by 2021… Read more
Parliament puts democracy on the map with art project
The Houses of Parliament have launched a new mobile app map to trace the country’s democratic hotspots… Read more
Is this the Age of the Independent Museum?
The Chairman of the Association of Independent Museums picks out the facts from a recent ACE-commissioned report which suggests it could be… Read more