British Museum closes due to strike action
Decision taken to close British Museum due to strike action affecting some of the UK’s largest museum and heritage organisat…
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Museum summit aims to engage young people
A new initiative hopes to engage young people in debating the future of the museums sector in the UK. Organised by Kids in Museums…
Vagina Museum forced to vacate premises
The Vagina Museum has received notice it must vacate its current premises by the end of the week. In a statement released on Twitt…
Royal Opera House ends sponsorship deal with BP
The Royal Opera House is ending its sponsorship relationship with oil giant BP after 33 years. In a statement the opera house said…
V&A urged to return religious relic to Cork
A politician in Cork is calling on the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) to return an Irish religious relic thought to have bee…
UK’s largest museum collaboration plans to inspire children
Around 500 museums will collaborate on project aimed at inspiring children to visit museums and create artworks responding to the…
Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum to close for refurbishment
The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford has announced details of a £6m refurbishment project that will see it clos…
Redundancy threat for staff at Poole Museum
A number of staff at Poole Museum are to be made redundant by Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council as the venue undergoes a…
Plans for Worcester arts centre submitted
Worcester City Council has submitted plans for a new arts centre, despite a significant budget gap. The city council is perseverin…
Derby Museums ‘face reduced hours or closures’
Proposed cuts to council funding for Derby’s museums could result in reduced hours or closures, leaders of the charitable tr…
National History Museum criticised for gagging clause with oil sponsor
The National History Museum has been widely criticised for a contract it signed with a Danish oil company. The contract was…
Historic hospital secures £4.9m for restoration work
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £4.9m for the restoration of historic buildings at St Bartholomew’s Hos…
Museums’ dirty secret: a failure to shift the dial on inclusion
Why do museums remain stubbornly non-inclusive? Because the solution is deeply unpalatable for many stakeholders, writes Amanda Pa…
Selby District Council approves public art plan
Selby District Council (SDC) has approved a plan to increase public art in the area. The Public Art Plan, which covers the North Y…
Museums ‘should address socio-economic issues’
Museums should spend more time exploring issues of inequality and class differences in society, a report has suggested. The study,…
Digital impact in museums and galleries
How might museums be supported in developing a digital strategy? Mike Keating shares the findings of a new report to better unders…
Safeguarding heritage craft skills for the future
Are the UK's traditional craft skills in danger? Mary Lewis explains what’s being done to safeguard and celebrate herita…
Council proposes making Museum of Cardiff a ‘mobile attraction’
Cardiff Council is considering turning the Museum of Cardiff into a mobile attraction as part of a consultation into its 2023/24 b…
Museums receive £1.8m for ‘experimental’ engagement projects
Latest round of Art Fund's 'Reimagine' grants programme goes to projects experimenting with new forms of audience enga…
Temperature limits for storing museum items suspended
Minimum temperature requirement for storing loaned cultural items insured through government scheme is suspended in the wake of ri…
National Portrait Gallery to reopen next June
The National Portrait Gallery will reopen to the public on 22 June next year following major restoration works. The gallery has be…
Sunderland Museum secures redevelopment funds
Plans for a multi-million pound transformation of one Sunderland’s main cultural attractions have moved forward after fundin…
UK museum artworks to be shared through new data service
A UK-wide Museum Data Service is to be established to pool records on millions of objects so they can be shared for research and p…
Museums regain accrediation following sale of artefact
Two museums in Northampton have regained full accreditation from Arts Council England, eight years after the controversial sale of…
