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Marsupials to meteorites: NHM names 412 new species in the past year 08/01/2020
Museum describes how NHM work will contribute to supporting a more biodiverse future. »more
NLS plans to welcome families as part of five-year redevelopment 08/01/2020
The National Library of Scotland plans five times more public space and digitisation for formats like VHS before material decays. »more
Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund to run for three more years with £810k new funding 03/12/2019
The Art Fund and Garfield Weston Foundation have announced that they will extend their partnership to support museum loans for another three years, with the Foundation contributing a further £810k to the work. »more
From gallstones to MRI scanners: Science Museum opens its new Medicine galleries 03/12/2019
The Science Museum has opened ‘Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries’, after a £24m project to display 3,000 medical objects and artworks across five gallery spaces. »more
Art Fund and MA issue advocacy points ahead of the General Election 03/12/2019
Art Fund and Museums Association have each published a concise list of requests for the next Government to better support the museum sector. »more
Kilmartin's Prehistoric holdings become Scotland’s 50th Nationally Significant Collection 03/12/2019
Many of the objects in Kilmartin’s collections are from Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in the glen surrounding the museum and tell a story going back 12,000 years. »more
Government launches new £250m Cultural Investment Fund 06/11/2019
The sum includes £125m for major infrastructure and maintenance work at museums and libraries in England. »more
Annual visitor figures for DCMS sponsored museums show 11% growth outside London 06/11/2019
Museums directly funded by DCMS received 49.8m visits, a 5.5% increase on the previous year and the highest figure since records began 15 years ago. »more
NPG plans to tour 300 paintings each year through partnerships during its three year closure 06/11/2019
The National Portrait Gallery will close in June 2020 for just under three years for its major upgrade work. »more
Museum bodies call for action on a ‘quiet crisis’ in funding and building maintenance 08/10/2019
NMDC, the Museums Association and Art Fund have written a joint open letter to Government. »more