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LUSITANIA: her people remembered – exhibition launched to mark centenary of ship’s sinking
New exhibition opens ahead of centenary of the torpedoing of passenger ship during WWI… Read more
Secretary of State appoints new Trustees of Historic Royal Palaces
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Professor Sir David Cannadine and Jane Kennedy as Trustees of Historic Royal Palaces… Read more
Heritage Lottery grant boosts Dry Stone Walling preservation and skills in the North West
The Dry Stone Walling Association has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £220,400 for the Built Landscape Heritage Education and Training Project… Read more
Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku opens the new YARAT contemporary arts and education centre today
The not-for-profit contemporary art organisation has opened its new Contemporary Art Centre in a former Soviet-era naval headquarters… Read more
Postal Museum 3D Scans its underground Mail Rail
British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) has been exploring how cutting edge technology can alter the museum experience… Read more
Christina Mackie: the filters fills Tate’s Duveen Gallery
Tate Britain today unveils the filters, a three-part installation by artist Christina Mackie (b. 1956)… Read more
Connect to museums around the world on Twitter with #MuseumWeek
Follow the 2015 #MuseumWeek to engage with museums at home and internationally, improve your use of Twitter and increase your followers… Read more
Met Police Crime Museum revealed at Museum of London this autumn
For the first time ever, never-before-seen-objects from the Metropolitan Police’s Crime Museum will go on public display at the Museum of London in the major exhibition, The Crime Museum Uncovered… Read more
Two new buildings to open in 2015 at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of Shropshire’s 10 Ironbridge Gorge Museums, is adding two new buildings to its ever expanding site in 2015… Read more
National Funding Scheme raises more than £55,000 for the fire-damaged Battersea Arts Centre
DONATE (the NFS's public facing brand) has helped raise £55,940 in mobile and online donations to support Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) after its devastating fire on Friday… Read more
20 years in 12 places – New HLF research reveals UK’s heritage helps make us happier
Research commissioned by Heritage Lottery Fund reveals the UK’s heritage helps make us happier about where we live… Read more
Curtain goes up on national celebration of The Bard in Shakespeare Week
Museums, libraries, galleries and heritage attractions across the UK will be welcoming primary schools for free Shakespeare-inspired activities this week… Read more
ALVA announces UK visitor attractions see 6.5 per cent increase in visitor numbers in 2014
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) announced its members' visitor figures for 2014 today which saw an average increase of 6.5 per cent on 2013 visitor numbers… Read more
V&A launches Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty
Visionary fashion designer Alexander McQueen’s work is celebrated in a special show opening Saturday (14 March) with 240 of his ensembles and accessories… Read more
Björk: A retrospective exhibition opens at MoMA
Björk includes a new immersive music and film experience conceived by Björk herself with Andrew Thomas Huang and commissioned for the exhibition by MoMA… Read more
Horniman Opens New Display Area in its Historic Natural History Gallery
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill will unveil a new look entrance to its Natural History Gallery tomorrow with new displays featuring star specimens from its Natural History collections… Read more
Churchill’s paintings accepted for the nation
Arts Council England today announced the acceptance in lieu by H M Government of a major collection of paintings by Sir Winston Churchill, whose death 50 years ago was commemorated earlier this year… Read more
RAF Museum – Mapping the Future with new senior management team
The Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum have announced its new Senior Management Team who will oversee the day to day running and long term planning for the London, Cosford and Stafford sites… Read more
Wales’ National Museums install defibrillators
Life-saving defibrillators have been installed at all seven of Wales’ National Museums to safeguard both the staff and the 1.6 million people (on average) who visit each year… Read more
Museums + Heritage Awards 2015 shortlist announced
The Museums + Heritage Awards 2015 shortlist includes a selection of the most innovative and impressive organisations… Read more