£1.25m National Lottery boost for historic churches
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £1.25m of funding for eight places of worship to develop their plans for the fut…
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Paisley Museum redevelopment costs increase by a quarter
Renfrewshire Council has added £12.5m to its budget for the redevelopment of Paisley Museum, taking the total to more than £65m….
Museum engagement: Insights hidden in public data
Hidden within public data about museum engagement are some unexpected insights. Guy Turton of Morris Hargreaves McIntyre has been…
Council criticised for considering museum move
The Walsall Leather Museum could be moved to a new location as part of cost-cutting measures proposed by Walsall Council. Local re…
University of Glasgow unveils virtual museum
The University of Glasgow is launching a virtual museum dedicated to scientist Lord Kelvin. The opening concludes celebrations of…
CMS Committee opens inquiry into built heritage
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee will conduct a new inquiry into how to prevent the loss and decline of historic build…
Cardiff’s National Museum hit by ‘major flooding’ – again
The National Museum in Cardiff has been hit by flooding again due to recent heavy rain, a hearing of the Welsh Senedd’s culture co…
Dorset museum undergoes restructuring due to overspend
A museum in a former Dorset courthouse has been through an “organisational restructure” due to financial difficulties. Shire Hall…
Museums Galleries Scotland appoints new chair
Museums Galleries Scotland, the national development body for the sector, has appointed DUNCAN DORNAN as its new chair of the boar…
Imperial War Museum makes trustee reappointment
EDWARD STRINGER has been reappointed as a trustee of the Imperial War Museum by the Prime Minister KIER STARMER. His new four-yea…
TikTok highlights Leeds museum’s online content
The Royal Armouries Museum at Leeds Dock has been applauded by TikTok for its online content. The social media giant has shared it…
Heritage sector ‘facing challenges in diversity and inclusion’, survey finds
The heritage sector is experiencing low levels of ethnic diversity and social mobility, according to the findings of Historic Engl…
West Dean College appoints new CEO
ANNA GOUGH-YATES has been named the new CEO of West Dean College. She succeeds ALEXANDER BARRON at the West Sussex-based scho…
Salisbury Museum names new chair
Salisbury Museum has announced MICHAEL WADE as its new chair. Wade, who was made an OBE in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours, has…
Parthenon sculptures deal ‘some distance away’ says Osborne
The chair of the British Museum has said a deal to return the Parthenon sculptures to Greece is “still some distance” away. The fo…
Fears for Leeds museum as council proposes budget cuts
A museum in Leeds is under threat of closure as part of swingeing cuts proposed by Leeds City Council. Abbey House Museum in Kirst…
Security guard strikes at Natural History and Science Museums suspended pending talks
Security guards at the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum suspended a planned strike on this week (03 December) to allo…
Future of Heritage Schools programme yet to be decided
The government has not confirmed if it will continue to finance Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme beyond the end of th…
Summer visits to DCMS museums and galleries down year-on-year
There were almost 12 million visits to museums and galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) betwe…
Queer Britain announces new director
Queer Britain has appointed ANDREW GIVEN as its new director. Given takes over leadership of the Kings Cross museum from founding…
British Museum ‘in advanced talks’ over return of Parthenon marbles
The British Museum is in advanced talks with Greece over the future of the Parthenon marbles, according to the Guardian. The newsp…
London Museum cleaners win employment tribunal over unfair treatment
Cleaners at London Museum – formerly Museum of London – who claimed they were unfairly treated following the organisation’s closur…
New trustees join Cornish museum board
Five new trustees have been appointed to the board of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, the charity which runs the Royal Cornwall…
Museum director: Budget gave no ‘succour’ – it is down to us to find new ideas
Director of Derby Museums Trust, Tony Butler, has said that measures such as the introduction of a tourist tax in the area or emer…
