Natural History Museum’s plan to split collection criticised
The Natural History Museum's plans to relocate millions of specimens, including mammals, corals and worms, from London to Read…
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Toppled statue of slave trader to go back on display in Bristol
A statue of transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston that was pulled down by protesters will return to public display at a museum…
Data service to share museum records launches
A new service to gather and share object records from UK museums has launched. The Museums Data Service (MDS) has been devel…
Museum closes as Art Workers for Palestine stage sit-in
Protesters from Art Workers for Palestine Scotland have staged a sit-in at Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow this afte…
Climate protesters target Science Museum Director
Science Museum Director Sir Ian Blatchford was met by protestors as he attended the Museums Association annual conference.
159 sites added to Heritage at Risk register
The register’s 25th anniversary lists a total of 4,871 entries of heritage sites at risk, 48 fewer than last year.
Art Fund initiative studies impact of art on the brain
An initiative developed by Art Fund is visualising the impact art displayed in museums and galleries has on people’s brains….
British Museum thefts may have begun in 1993
Further details of the theft of 2,000 Greek and Roman artefacts from the British Museum (BM) have emerged as the terms of a r…
Calls for ‘vigilance’ after Just Stop Oil targets National Gallery
Protestors from the Just Stop Oil campaign group have attacked the Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery.
Museums agree joint action on climate change
Museums across the country have made a joint commitment to take collective action on the climate crisis at the UK’s first-ev…
Plans for £25m heritage railway project revealed
Plans to transform a former Yorkshire ironworks have been unveiled by Barnsley Council as it explores funding for the £25m p…
Heritage sector receives over £1m to tackle workforce issues
The National Lottery Heritage Innovation Fund has announced 17 organisations that will benefit from a share of £1.17m of fun…
Easter opening date for £27m Perth Museum
A new museum in Perth costing £27m has been given an official opening date for 2024. Perth Museum will open after a multi-mi…
Glasgow museums shut amid staff strikes
Museums in Glasgow are closed this week due to industrial action taken by staff over plans to cut jobs. Members of Unison working…
Museum closes due to Storm Babet floods
The Museum of Making in Derby will be closed after it suffered "significant" damage from flooding caused by Storm Babet….
British Museum digitises collection to prevent thefts
The British Museum has announced plans to digitise its collection in response to the stolen artefacts scandal that has embroiled t…
Glasgow museums says £3m sculpture is missing
A statue thought to be worth £3m is currently “unlocated” in Glasgow’s collections, museum officials have…
Museum Wales pay off ‘may have breached law’
Auditor says a £325,698 settlement with former Director General may have breached the requirements of charity law.
Museum alters trans exhibit amid defamation concerns
Weston Museum said it removed the wording from an exhibition on trans issues after concerns were raised that it could be perc…
Liverpool museum evacuated by police bomb squad
The Museum of Liverpool was evacuated on Tuesday (10 October) following reports that a World War Two “training device”…
Vagina Museum to reopen after exceeding fundraising target
London’s Vagina Museum will reopen on 4 November after a successful fundraising drive. The museum was forced to close its do…
Heritage Fund selects first areas for place-based funding
Funder to offer ringfenced support to 20 towns, cities and landscapes across the UK as part of its new 10-year strategy.
Releasing the potential of UK heritage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has launched its 10-year strategy – Heritage 2033. Its Chief Executive, Eilish McGuinness…
ACE appoints museum development partners
Five regional providers have been appointed to deliver Arts Council England's Museum Development programme for 2024 to 2026. A…
