Heritage

Bookworm | Our round-up of the latest museum reading

From art connoisseurship, to heritage management and building museum games

Guidance highlights implications of Martyn’s Law for heritage sites

Historic England explores what new anti-terrorism legislation means for listed buildings and open-air sites

London’s Barbican secures permission for £231m renewal

Accessibility and sustainability will be central to project

Historic England adds 138 new sites to its Heritage at Risk register

Charity says that 129 sites have been 'saved' in 2025

New museum opens to celebrate 200 years of shoemaking

Shoemakers Museum in Somerset marks bicentenary of the British company Clarks

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Editorial | A sense of belonging

The sector can foster belonging by offering spaces where ideas can be explored, shared and understood writes Simon Stephens

Faithful interpretation | The Medieval Palace, Tower of London

The Tower of London’s recent opening above Traitor’s Gate shines a light on medieval royal life

Heritage at Risk Fund offers £15m to 37 local heritage sites in England

Tullie House and National Waterways Museum among the projects set to receive funding

Councillor criticises visitor fee for Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum

Museum on city's Roman past will reopen on 26 July after eight-year closure

Fighting spirit | Dover Castle Under Siege

This new development brings a military perspective to one of English Heritage’s flagship sites

AHRC programme boosts heritage science and conservation

Tate, National Trust, Historic Environment Scotland and London’s National Gallery among those taking part in the programme

Welsh Government urged to rethink ‘catastrophic’ heritage cuts

Committee recommends reduced cut for monuments and more support for national collections after warnings from sector