Historic England warns of ‘significant barriers’ for disabled people in heritage sector
Disabled people face ‘significant barriers’ working in and visiting heritage sites, research commissioned by Historic England has…
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New director joins Royal Signals Museum
FRITHA COSTAIN has been appointed director of the Royal Signals Museum in Dorset. Costain joins the museum, which charts the histo…
Museum of the Home reappoints three board members
ALAIN ‘FUSION’ CLAPHAM, Viscount CHARLES COLVILLE and Professor CAROLINE MALONE have all been reappointed as board members of…
Manchester Jewish Museum announces leadership change
Chief executive of Manchester Jewish Museum, GARETH REDSTON, will step down after 10 years with the organisation to take up a new…
Engaging with art helps us think in abstract ways, new study says
Engaging with the beauty of art can help us think in more abstract ways, according to a new University of Cambridge study.Research…
Three new trustees at Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum has welcomed three new trustees. They include JANET BEER, who is a former vice-chancellor at both Oxford B…
The Story Museum announces new CEO
The Story Museum has appointed CONRAD BODMAN as its new CEO. Currently head of cultural programmes at the British Library, Bodman…
Art Fund announces UK-wide touring exhibition programme
Art Fund has announced a £5.4m exhibition programme of touring projects. Touted as the UK’s largest ever collaborative touring…
Historic England investigates diversity of heritage volunteers
Historic England is running a survey to understand the diversity of volunteers across the UK heritage sector. The survey, which op…
World’s largest museum organisation to review ethics guidance
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is planning to review its Code of Ethics for Museums. The document sets minimum profes…
Nandy signs cultural cooperation agreement with India
The UK’s arts and culture, creative industries, tourism and sport sectors are set to benefit from a major new cooperation deal w…
Historic England names joint chief executives
CLAUDIA KENYATTA and EMMA SQUIRE will become joint chief executives of Historic England in October. The pair will take over from o…
Ely to chair Museum of the Home
ALEX ELY has been appointed chair of the Museum of the Home. A RIBA Chartered Architect and a member of the Royal Town Planning In…
Government commits £2m to arts-led World War II commemorations
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is investing £2m in a fund for arts centres, libraries and museums ahead of th…
V&A settles with former employee dismissed over ‘bullying’ behaviour
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has settled a compensation case with a former technician who won a claim for unfair dis…
Norfolk Museums Service reveals ‘financial pressure’
An organisation responsible for more than ten museums across Norfolk is facing “significant financial pressure”. Norfolk Museu…
Trent Park House of Secrets announces its first director
Trent Park Museum Trust has appointed Dr GIUSEPPE ALBANO as director of Trent Park House of Secrets, which opens to the public in…
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust appoints new permanent CEO
RACHEAL NORTH has been appointed CEO of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. North has been interim CEO for the last six months, havi…
Birmingham Museums boss joins National Museum Directors’ Council committee
SARA WAJID MBE, the co-chief executive of Birmingham Museums Trust, has been appointed to the National Museum Directors’ Council’s…
A country house encounter
Art Fund’s Katie Lloyd has been talking to Rebecca Burton, curator and archivist at Harewood House Trust, about the impact of th…
BBC restores controversial sculpture and adds protective screen
A controversial sculpture outside the BBC’s London headquarters has been reinstated following a £500,000 restoration that include…
Legacy grants totalling £18m announced by Foyle Foundation
Funding for legacy projects ‘of long-term benefit, national importance and strategic value’ has been announced by The Foyle Fo…
Heritage Fund welcomes new regional director
LIZ BATES has been appointed National Lottery Heritage Fund’s director of for the Midlands and the East of England. She takes ov…
£20m regional museum fund opens for applications
A new £20m fund announced by the government in February has opened for applications. The Museum Renewal Fund is for regional muse…
