Natural History Museum plans new £180m research centre
The Natural History Museum will move a third of its collection to a new research and storage centre in Berkshire as part of effort…
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Imperial War Museums commissions 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund
Imperial War Museums (IWM) has released details of its IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund. The £2.5m programme will see 22 artists cr…
Welsh Government announces £750,000 for libraries and museums
More than £750,000 of funding will be provided to help local libraries and museums develop their facilities and services, th…
Plymouth museum receives European accolade
Plymouth museum The Box was one of 12 museums to be recognised in this year’s European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA). The…
Museums Association creates front of house charter
The Museums Association (MA) has launched a charter to improve working conditions for front of house museum staff. Created in conj…
DCMS opens £4m museums and galleries fund
Applications are now open for the latest round of DCMS/Wolfson Fund for galleries and museums in England. With £4m available…
Art Fund helps regional curators visit London Gallery Weekend
Eighteen galleries across the UK have received support from the Art Fund to help curators visit London Gallery Weekend 2022. The g…
Tate Modern scales back large exhibitions
Tate Modern is cutting back on the number of works included in high-profile shows to reduce costs and carbon emissions. Director F…
Heritage sector ‘confident about future’
Survey finds positivity among organisations across Britain and confidence to weather possible future waves of Covid-19.
Ukrainian curator missing after museum looted
A curator from the Southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol is missing after being abducted from her home at gunpoint by Russian force…
Digital Heritage Hub to offer sector-wide solutions
Answers to the heritage sector’s most pressing questions have been compiled in a new Digital Heritage Hub. Designed to help…
Barbican picks refurb design team
A design team led by architects Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio will deliver a multi-million pound revamp of the Barbican…
Activists occupy British Museum
Hundreds of activists have staged another protest at the British Museum against the institution’s links to oil giant BP. Act…
Row over trans label in museum collection
A Glasgow museum has received mixed responses to a display label supporting transgender rights. The Burrell Collection, whic…
Russia’s world heritage meet on ice
A UNESCO world heritage meeting due to take place in Russia has been postponed indefinitely. The decision follows pressure from gl…
£16.9m museum development fund to open
Arts Council England will open the second round of its Museum, Estate and Development Fund (MEND) this summer. With £16.9m a…
Florence Nightingale Museum to reopen
London’s Florence Nightingale Museum is set to reopen after two years of pandemic related closures. The museum will welcome…
Threads connecting costumes to communities
A project on the history of costume making has created meaningful new relationships with communities outside the theatre walls, wr…
Fresh pressure on British Museum’s BP sponsorship
The British Museum's board of trustees have received a formal call to reject a new sponsorship deal with BP. Sent following re…
Tate loses Bacon art works to Paris
A friend of Francis Bacon is cancelling plans to donate an extensive collection of the late artist's work to the Tate. Barry J…
Royals cut the ribbon at Spanish art gallery
Prince Charles and Queen Letizia of Spain officially opened a new gallery of Spanish art in Bishop Auckland last week. The first U…
V&A seeks designer for new galleries
The Victoria & Albert Museum is offering up to £170,000 to design galleries at its East London site, due to open in 2025…
Permanent free entry to children’s book museum
Seven Stories, the national centre for children's books, is making entry free for good. The museum removed admission fees on a…
53 Ukrainian cultural sites damaged
At least 53 cutltural sites in Ukraine have been damaged since the Russian invasion began. UNESCO says it has confirmed damage to…
