Horniman Museum plants micro-forest
The Horniman Museum is planting a micro-forest on its site. A 300m2 area of the south London museum's grounds is being redevel…
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Leaders take top honours in New Years list
Over 90 arts professionals were recognised for services to the sector in 2021.
Heritage key to historic town growth, report finds
Heritage-led regeneration is key for growth in Britain’s historic town centres, according to planning consultants Lichfields…
Curators and librarians among ‘most trusted’ professions
Museum curators and librarians rank among the top five most trusted professions in the UK, according to a survey by Ipsos Mori. 93…
English museums tighten Covid measures
Museums across the UK are tightening their Covid measures in light of the Omicron variant. The Museum Associations reports many mu…
ACE diversifies curatorial advisory panel
The funder wants to "embed a diversity of perspectives, skills and expertise" but acknowledges the change may not be hap…
Fund to boost heritage volunteers’ digital skills
Seventeen heritage projects across the UK will share £1m to improve volunteers' digital skills. The money comes from the…
Royal Pavilion and Museum Trust eyes restructure
A restructure of The Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust (RPMT) will save £300,000 and affect more than a quarter of jobs, it i…
£300k to deepen curators’ collection knowledge
Eleven museum professionals will share a £302,500 fund aimed at deepening their knowledge of chosen collections. The He…
Scientists boycott Science Museum amid new sponsorship claims
Leading scientists have boycotted the Science Museum until it announces a moratorium on fossil fuel funding. An open letter signed…
£16m to redevelop gallery into heritage site
Plans to redevelop Oldham's library and art gallery into a £16m heritage site have been approved. The new attraction wil…
Manchester Museum to pilot poverty awareness training
Manchester Museum staff will be trained as social justice researchers for a pilot addressing understanding of poverty and dis…
Gallery partnership to address youth violence
A new gallery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will take "a unique public health led approach to tackle the underl…
Museums await answers over urgent building repairs
A delayed and oversubscribed fund is about £100m smaller than first pledged – and maintenance issues are growing.
National Gallery finds historical connections to slavery
Sixty-seven individuals associated with the National Gallery's history had connections to slavery and abolition, research…
Museums Association releases decolonisation guidance
Museums should be brave, accountable and "aim for justice" in decolonising their practices and collections. The Museums…
Over 60,000 sign Cinema Museum petition
An online petition to secure the future of South London’s Cinema Museum has received over 60,000 signatures. It was sen…
Universities return looted bronzes to Nigeria
Two universities have become the first UK institutions to return Benin bronze artifacts to Nigeria. Cambridge University returned…
£10.4m Anglo-Saxon attraction slated for Northumberland
A new visitor attraction representing little-known Anglo-Saxon history will open in Northumberland next autumn. Ad Gefrin will rec…
British Museum denies sharing intelligence with BP
The British Museum has denied sharing information about environmental activists with its sponsor BP. An OpenDemocracy investigatio…
Think tank publishes guidance on historical reinterpretation
New "non partisan" advice aims to help museums and heritage organisations deal with proposals to change how hi…
Khan invests £1m to diversify London’s public spaces
A new fund to improve the diversity of London’s public spaces has been announced by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Untold Stories…
Science Museum slammed over ‘reckless’ sponsorship deal
The museum has relied on a technicality to sidestep its own standards for corporate partnerships.
Scottish National Gallery revamp faces further delays
Managers of the Scottish National Gallery’s refurbishment have asked the Scottish Government for a bailout after further del…
