Low museum visitor numbers contribute to council overspend
Lower-than-predicted visitor numbers for a new railway museum in Darlington have contributed to a £600,000 overspend by the local…
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Smithsonian shuts diversity office after Trump order
The Smithsonian has joined other federally-funded US organisations in dropping its commitment to promoting diverse hiring practice…
Museums ‘must take risks’ to boost engagement, citizens’ jury says
Museums in Birmingham must be prepared to take risks to drive engagement and inspire, a report by a citizens’ jury convened by Bir…
Hundreds of English Heritage jobs at risk amid restructure
English Heritage has launched a staff consultation amid plans to make 189 redundancies as part of an organisation-wide restructure…
Gainsborough’s House welcomes new trustees
Five trustees have been appointed to the board of Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury. Joining the Suffolk-based gallery are retired…
National Football Museum sees attendance figures rise
The National Football Museum celebrated record attendance in 2023/24, according to a report released by the organisation. The muse…
Security guard strike planned at London museums
Security guards at the Science Museum, Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum and Natural History Museum are planning to strike thro…
Natural History Museum appoints first director of collections
JESSICA BRADFORD is to become the Natural History Museum’s first director of collections. Currently the Science Museum’s head…
Former British Museum contractor arrested after IT attack
A former contractor who had recently been dismissed by the British Museum has been arrested following an alleged IT attack over th…
National Portrait Gallery accused of nepotism over photography exhibition
The National Portrait Gallery is facing accusations of nepotism after holding an exhibition of photography by a large donor. The g…
Hampshire Cultural Trust gets Lottery funding to develop volunteering programme
Hampshire Cultural Trust has been awarded £250,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to continue the development of its vol…
New board members appointed at Royal Museums Greenwich
EMMA BUNCE, TERESA ANDERSON and JULIA MUNDY have been appointed trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich for four-year terms by Prime M…
Reopening of Carlisle museum suffers further delays
The reopening of Cumbria’s largest museum and art gallery has been delayed for a fourth time. Carlisle’s Tullie House closed i…
Starmer names new V&A chair after relaunching selection process
Prime Minister KEIR STARMER has announced Baroness MINOUCHE SHAFIK will be the new chair of the V&A, succeeding Sir NICHOLAS C…
Apology for museum staff who learnt of jobs threat on social media
Leeds City Council’s lead member for culture has apologised to staff at Abbey House Museum after it emerged that some of them disc…
Security guards at three London museums set for more strike action
Security guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum will begin fresh industrial a…
Los Angeles wildfires devastate local arts scene
Fires in Los Angeles are causing widespread destruction to the local arts and culture scene. Since an initial outbreak on 7 Januar…
Historic England chief executive retires
DUNCAN WILSON, chief executive at Historic England, is to retire in October after leading the organisation for a decade. Wilson wa…
Edinburgh World Heritage welcomes interim director
MEGAN VERONESI has been appointed interim director of Edinburgh World Heritage. She succeeds CHRISTINA SINCLAIR, who leaves the or…
Heritage Fund invests £27m in seven heritage sites
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is sharing £27m between seven lesser-known UK heritage sites deemed to be at significan…
Museum drops LGBTQ+ heritage trail following criticism
A museum in Norfolk has dropped plans to create a heritage trail celebrating the area’s LGBTQ+ history following complaints from s…
Championing sustainability in the museum sector
How can museums and galleries become more sustainable? Robert Dingle of Art Fund shares some resources and initiatives in support…
Nottingham Council moots museum charges
Free entry to Nottingham’s Natural History Museum could be scrapped under proposals being considered by Nottingham City Council….
Council considers possible museum closures in Bristol
Members of Bristol City Council will discuss closing three of the city’s museums next week as they look to make £43m in savings…
