News
I Love Museums takes to the road 08/11/2015
We travel from Exeter to Scotland to promote the I Love Museums campaign. »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
Bob and Roberta Smith Loves Museums 08/10/2015
In a blog for the Art Fund the artist Bob and Roberta Smith writes about how museums can forge connections between generations, and pledges his support for the I Love Museums campaign. »more
Museums Matter 08/10/2015
NMDC has published a new document, Museums Matter, setting out the case for investment in museums ahead of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. »more
NEMO publish museum copyright survey report 28/09/2015
NEMO - the Network of European Museum Organisations - has published the results of a survey of museum professionals across Europe about the management of copyright within their museums. The report concludes that the European legislative framework is confusing and unhelpful for museums, and the ways in which museums manage copyright vary. »more
International tourism toolkit 01/09/2015
The British Council has published a handy toolkit with plenty of tips for making a museum more attractive to international tourists. »more
NMDC article in Adjacent Government shows why museums matter 28/08/2015
NMDC has contributed an article to a Culture and Heritage special report in August 2015's Adjacent Government magazine. The article illustrates why museums matter and why it is important to get people to say why they love museums. »more
NMDC produces guidance on EU PSI Directive 04/08/2015
NMDC has produced guidance for museums about the EU Public Sector Information Directive, which "public museums" now have to be compliant with. NMDC has also produced a Decision Tree to help museums decided whether or not the Directive applies to them. »more
NMDC statement on the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict 22/07/2015
NMDC has released a statement about the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict. We welcome the UK Government's commitment to ratify the Hague Convention, and hope this can be achieved swiftly. »more