News
Future Collect: first acquisition to broaden UK art collections will be for Manchester Art Gallery 06/03/2020
A commission from Jade Monserrat will be displayed with a related programme of workshops at the museum. »more
Scottish Government publishes its Culture Strategy 06/03/2020
The Strategy comes with £1.25m for new programmes including arts programme for libraries and nurseries and support for work to diversify museum staff. »more
We Make Tomorrow: recording now available 06/03/2020
A recording of the We Make Tomorrow conference, which considered leadership in the cultural sector in the light of climate change, is now available. »more
‘A planetary emergency’: NHM places climate at the centre of its strategy to 2031 06/02/2020
New exhibition spaces, an 'Urban Nature Project' and public engagement among plans to 'make an impact far beyond our physical limits'. »more
Horniman publishes more detail of plan to become carbon neutral by 2040 06/02/2020
Museum plans to hire a new Climate and Ecology Action co-ordinator as well as refreshing galleries with the 'Nature and Love' project. »more
Boris Johnson launches UK Year of Climate Action at the Science Museum 06/02/2020
SMG also announces a season of events including the first major exhibition on carbon capture. »more
Mapping the museum sector 06/02/2020
Major report looks at the history and extent of independent museums from 1960 - 2020. »more
£250k awarded by NLHF for Geographic Museum Forums in Scotland 06/02/2020
New funding and facilitator post to support the sector. »more
New £7m Youth Accelerator Fund supports Kicking the Dust and other cultural projects 06/02/2020
New funds go to NLHF and UK Youth. »more
2020 Working Internationally Conference: Soft Power in Turbulent Times 08/01/2020
This ICOM and NMDC conference looks at the intersect between international museum partnerships and soft power. »more