Industrial

Three Ironbridge Gorge sites reopen after National Trust takeover

A phased opening of all other attractions is planned over the coming months

Sector pays tribute to Neil Cossons

Cossons, who died at the end of March, had a long and influential career in museums

Do the locomotion | Preston Park Museum, Stockton-on-Tees

Kylea Little is impressed by a new exhibition space where creative installations engage visitors in the story of rail

Q&A | Bidding farewell to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

As the site prepares to enter a new era, Ironbridge's collections team reflects on how the pioneering, community-led charity brought the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution to life

National Trust celebrates biggest donation in its history

News comes as conservation charity reveals its plans for 2026

Ironbridge Gorge transfer was urgent, says culture secretary

National Trust takeover secures site’s future but could mean ‘difficult decisions’ about staffing and volunteers

Manchester’s Power Hall to reopen after major restoration

Sustainability is focus of Science and Industry Museum’s working gallery

John Ellerman Foundation closes funding stream for museums and galleries

National Coal Mining Museum among those awarded final grants from the fund

National Mining Museum Scotland launches fundraising appeal

Museum aims to raise £450,000 for transformation project

Profile | ‘This story gives people a reason to come to the region and see its beauty’

As a festival launches in Tees Valley to celebrate the bicentenary of the first public rail journey, the event's director Niccy Hallifax tells us about the railway's role in regeneration, revolution – and even the advent of universal time

Two industrial museums announce merger

Organisations will retain names and identities following move trust status

Science and Industry Museum plans Wonderlab gallery as it extends revamp

Manchester institution to create several new permanent galleries after finishing first phase of redevelopment