News
White Paper announces museums review 06/04/2016
There will be a museums review during the 2016 - 17 financial year. »more
Art UK replaces Your Paintings 06/03/2016
More than 3,000 collections are represented, making it the most comprehensive single site for UK art. »more
Last chance for expressions of interest in running Lancashire Museums 06/03/2016
Lancashire County Council will go ahead with the closure of five museum sites in April unless it receives expressions of interest by 27th March. »more
Museum of London launches competition to create new home 06/03/2016
The Museum of London is launching a £200k competition, funded by the Mayor of London, to find an architect to create its new home on the site of Smithfield market. »more
Science Museum Director wins Pushkin Medal 07/01/2016
Director Ian Blatchford reveals some of the diplomacy behind making Cosmonauts a reality. »more
Derby City Council considers removing nearly all funding from museums by 2018 07/01/2016
Derby Museums Trust has two years to work out a solution with council and other funders. »more
Central government arts and museum funding stable to 2020 03/12/2015
A summary of the Comprehensive Spending Review and comment from the cultural sector. »more
Raising Megan: Welsh Government consultation on indicators for wellbeing 08/11/2015
The Welsh Government is consulting on factors to build a happy, healthy society, including participation in museums and the arts. »more
RSA tracks which areas are making the most of Heritage Assets 16/10/2015
The RSA has used Big Data to track how well different areas of the country are using heritage assets to create wellbeing and generate tourist footfall. »more
Pears Foundation funds renewal of IWM’s Holocaust galleries 16/10/2015
A £15m gift will help extend and renew the galleries which receives one million visitors each year. »more