British Museum to pay translator after plagiarism allegation
The British Museum has offered to pay translator Yilin Wang for her work, after she alleged her poetry translations had been plagi…
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AHRC-funded research to examine UK museum closures
A new research project examining museum closures in the UK has recieved £1m funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Co…
Art Fund: ‘Rainy day for museums’ prompts rise in grants
Grant giving charity ramps up financial support for museums to try and help them deal with the impact of global crises.
Peace Museum to make ‘transformational’ move
The Peace Museum is making a "transformational" move from its current site in the centre of Bradford to a new home in Sa…
Council gives assurances on future of Buxton Museum
Derbyshire County Council has pledged to offer continued support to Buxton Museum after it was forced to close for maintenance wor…
York Minster in £4m appeal for heritage craft skills centre
Cathedral York Minster has launched an appeal to raise £4m towards a new centre for ancient craft skills. The Centre o…
Bletchley Park learning centre opens after £13m redevelopment
A formerly run-down World War Two building at Bletchley Park has opened as a new museum learning centre, part of a £13millio…
Jewish Museum London announces closure of current site
Museum says it will close its current base in London this summer and develop plans for a 'new museum fit for the future' i…
BP sponsorship of British Museum ends after 27 years
Activists celebrate news that no exhibitions or activities are being sponsored by BP, although documents show certain terms of the…
Natural History Museum ‘sorry’ for National Conservatism event
Institution distances itself from 'hateful rhetoric' expressed at private dinner held at the museum by rightwing thinktank…
Foundling Museum makes ‘urgent’ appeal to secure future
The institution is seeking £1m in additional funding by September to secure the long-term future of its building and collect…
University develops guidance on trans-inclusive practice for museums
The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester is developing guidance on trans-inclusive prac…
Research grant set to illuminate Portsmouth’s past
Researchers will delve into Portsmouth’s heritage, culture and collections with funding from the Arts and Humanities Researc…
Italy hikes museum prices to repair flood damage
Italy is raising the price of museum tickets by €1, with proceeds going towards saving cultural heritage damaged by floods in…
Vagina Museum reaches fundraising target for relocation
The Vagina Museum has exceeded a fundraising target to allow it move into a new premises situated between two railway arches in Ea…
Nottingham Castle to reopen with new pricing structure
Nottingham Castle will reopen on 26 June, seven months on from its closure when the trust responsible for its operation entered li…
Cultural transformation programme supports Welsh museums
Several museums in Wales have received funding in the latest round of the Welsh Government's Cultural Transformation Capi…
City council defends Glasgow Life staff cuts
Glasgow City Council’s culture leader has said a reduction in the number of staff at Glasgow Life will not affect the qualit…
Funding secured for exhibition touring network
An exhibition touring network will be established to develop and tour exhibitions across a dozen sites in England after securing f…
Growing number of craft skills ‘under threat’
Traditional craft skills are "on the verge of extinction" in the UK, according to new research. Five new skills have bee…
Royal College of Surgeons’ museum reopens after £100m redevelopment
The Royal College of Surgeons is reopening its museum following a £100m redevelopment. The Hunterian Museum – named af…
Newly appointed NPO closes museum for refurbishment
A museum in Rochdale that joined the National Portfolio this year is to close for 18 months in August for redevelopment works. Tou…
An epic collective digital artwork celebrating UK wildlife
At a time when museums are facing increasing external pressures, Mike Keating shares how a major new project has inspired children…
Museum of London relocation hit by spiralling costs
Funding of £73m has been released to allow redevelopment of new premises to begin, but project has been hit by rising costs…
