News
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
Marsupials to meteorites: NHM names 412 new species in the past year 08/01/2020
Museum describes how NHM work will contribute to supporting a more biodiverse future. »more
NLS plans to welcome families as part of five-year redevelopment 08/01/2020
The National Library of Scotland plans five times more public space and digitisation for formats like VHS before material decays. »more
Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund to run for three more years with £810k new funding 03/12/2019
The Art Fund and Garfield Weston Foundation have announced that they will extend their partnership to support museum loans for another three years, with the Foundation contributing a further £810k to the work. »more
From gallstones to MRI scanners: Science Museum opens its new Medicine galleries 03/12/2019
The Science Museum has opened ‘Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries’, after a £24m project to display 3,000 medical objects and artworks across five gallery spaces. »more
Art Fund and MA issue advocacy points ahead of the General Election 03/12/2019
Art Fund and Museums Association have each published a concise list of requests for the next Government to better support the museum sector. »more