National Gallery contest invites architects to design £375m ‘transformation’
The National Gallery is to embark on the “largest transformation” in its 200 years, with the creation of an entirely new wing. Arc…
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Museum denies it ‘cancelled’ Jewish exhibition
A Bournemouth museum has insisted it has not cancelled an upcoming exhibition exploring Jewish life in the town from the 19th cent…
Design Museum puts £260k grant towards exhibitions experiment
The Design Museum has unveiled plans to overhaul the way it presents its permanent collection in preparation for its 40th annivers…
English Heritage blocks 300m stretch of national coastal path
The public body behind a new 2,700-mile-long coastal path has unveiled plans to reroute its course after English Heritage refused…
DCMS matches £2m in funding for museum access updates
Regional museums and galleries are to be invited to share in a £4 million funding pot aimed at ensuring collections are more “acc…
Heritage charity appoints fresh chair ahead of 150th birthday
A charity set up to safeguard an “architectural treasure” in north London has named its new chair, ending the 22-year reign of lon…
Museums Association advice calls for ‘transition away’ from fossil fuel sponsors
Museums across the UK are to be urged to move away from sponsorship connected to fossil fuels and human rights abuses, in a draft…
Museum fails to meet footfall target in opening year
A museum has failed to reach its 275,000 annual target for visitor numbers in its first year welcoming the public. Hopetown Darlin…
Kenwood House pairs Vermeer with its controversial ‘twin’
Kenwood House is to display “twin” artworks whose painter remains the subject of fierce debate together for the first time. The Gu…
Bayeux Tapestry loan to UK sparks outrage in France
A French petition describing the planned loan of the Bayeux tapestry to the British Museum as a “cultural crime” has drawn mor…
Heritage museum names boss to guide it through ‘transition’
A museum that recreates rural life between the 12th and 20th centuries has appointed an interim director, following the departure…
Net-zero glasshouses project wins £5m boost
The planned renovation of two 19th-century glasshouses has gained a £5 million boost, thanks to a grant by the Julia Rausing Trus…
Historic England admits no ‘realistic’ way to save Grade II-listed baths
Historic England has confirmed it is “minded not to object” to the demolition of Coventry’s Grade II-listed Olympic-sized swimming…
Somerset shoemaking museum inspired by footwear brand
A museum dedicated to exploring creativity, community and cultural identity through the lens of shoemaking is due to open next mon…
Van Gogh Museum warns of closure in row with Dutch state over €104m maintenance plan
Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has filed a legal complaint against the Dutch state, claiming that it has breached a 60-year-old agr…
Billionaire gifts art to museums exploring British Empire
Donations of significant artworks by Scottish artists to museums in Glasgow and Paisley will allow curators to tell the story of t…
Podcast host among Historic Royal Palaces’ new trustees
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that three new trustees joined the board of Historic Royal Palace…
King lends paintings to exhibition celebrating railway history
King Charles is to lend two paintings by artist William Powell Frith to an exhibition celebrating the “social and cultural impact”…
Theatre that started life as a jail wins extra £1m for revamp
A Grade II-listed theatre that began life as a Victorian courthouse and jail has secured an additional £1 million to fund its rev…
US artists sign ‘courage’ pledge amid Trump interventions
Playwright Anne Washburn, librettist David Cote, and culture critic Lisa E. Bloom have put their signatures to a “nationwide state…
Cow jaw unlocks ‘brand new facet’ of Stonehenge story
A 5,000-year-old tooth from a cow’s jawbone buried near Stonehenge has provided archaeologists with new data supporting a theory…
Scotland to ‘talk about heritage’ in national consultation project
People across Scotland are invited to submit their thoughts on what heritage means to them, in a national survey open until 7 Dece…
Historic England boss tells MPs he prizes Cornwall’s ‘distinctive’ identity
Chief executive of Historic England, Duncan Wilson, has told six MPs representing Cornish constituencies his organisation is 100%…
Somerset exhibition hails thousands of submissions from global artists
An annual art exhibition held at Wells Cathedral has announced a shortlist of more than 100 artworks set to be displayed this year…
