Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

British Museum appoints director of collections

Xerxes Mazda to leave British Library and take up new position this spring

British Museum launches rebrand project

New visual identity to be part of ‘complete transformation’ of London national

British Museum selects designer to create welcome pavilion

New visitor entrance and forecourt to be completed by spring 2026

International Slavery Museum to close from 5 January for redevelopment

Venue to host traditional libation ceremony to mark significant moment in museum’s history

Peace of mind | Peace Museum, Saltaire, Bradford

This relocated museum tackles an emotive subject in an inspired way

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to launch free visitor offer for local residents

Move is part of wider plans to increase access for residents

Two English museums nominated for European Museum of the Year Awards

Manchester Museum and the Sainsbury Centre make 2025 shortlist

Five national treasures to remain in UK following export bars

Drawings of Kew flowers, a walrus ivory carving and a 13th-century bible are all now in public ownership

New director appointed to lead Queer Britain

Andrew Given leaves English National Opera to join museum as it starts search for new home

National Science and Media Museum to reopen with Hockney exhibition

Bradford museum will welcome visitors back from 8 January

Guide | How museums can thrive with a little Bluesky thinking

The Museum of English Rural Life shares how to flourish on this new social media platform

New £100m visitor attraction to open in Belfast

Belfast Stories expected to completed by 2030