Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Curator Jessica Morgan named as new Tate director

Director of Dia Art Foundation in New York will take up role on 1 January 2027

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Museums must avoid reducing football into a sanitised corporate spectacle

How should museums engage with the beautiful game, asks football fandom expert Josh Bland

Ripon Workhouse Museum opens following £2.8m redevelopment

Immersive visitor experience tells working class histories

Case study | Exploring stories of peace in Lincolnshire

Louth Museum shares its low-cost approach to designing a new temporary exhibition

Tower of London announces £70m plan for new learning and engagement facilities

Tomorrow’s Tower project will increase learning capacity by 250%  

Legal ruling over ivory sale could have consequences for museums

Experts warn of 'unsolicited donations' as collectors and dealers struggle to sell artworks

Case study | Addressing missing narratives through public programming

Katherine Green shares community collaboration for Music is Black exhibition at the V&A East

Birmingham museums extend opening hours after council budget boost

New hours come into effect this month thanks to £300,000 investment

Science Gallery London to close at the end of July

Site's closure follows announcement that Science Gallery International is also shutting down

War photographer Lee Miller’s house gains charitable status

Newly formed charity aims to safeguard collections and grow site as a centre for UK surrealism

Trans inclusion: Museum sector guidance updated in response to EHRC’s draft code of practice

Team behind ethical framework says code has generated 'further confusion and concern'

A fascinating model for temporary exhibitions – Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World

Rebecca Atkinson is impressed by a show at the Royal Armouries that makes the world-shaping Mongol emperor relevant to British audiences