Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

New research hub to counter ‘distortion and trivialisation’ of Holocaust

Sussex-based initiative aims to build digital expertise and counter Holocaust-denial

Guide | Facilitating slow play

Educator Nicola Wallis explains what slow play is and how it can be used in museums

Case study | Creating playful experiences for under-fives

The Royal Academy of Arts shares how its early years learning programme aims to inspire creativity

Case study | Producing playful digital content

How Fast Familiar and Manchester Museum created an interactive quiz for the Wild exhibition

Case study | Playing at London Museum Docklands

The museum runs regular sessions as well as open-ended immersive spaces

Clore Duffield to invest £5m in school trips to museums

Funding will support curriculum and enrichment experiences for thousands of children

Art Fund awards £1m to local authority museums

Twenty UK organisations to benefit from grants towards community engagement projects

Budget 2024: what does it mean for museums?

DCMS sees settlement rise in first Labour budget for 15 years

‘Unique’ bronze age hoard acquired by National Museums Scotland

Funding now sought for further research and conservation of Peebles Hoard

Q&A | ‘Museums fear getting too close to Traveller communities – but they have a role to bridge the gap’

Georgina Stevens explains how how a project to interpret Worcestershire's Vardo collection has led to an art exhibition

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery reopens to the public

First phase of redevelopment incudes Made in Birmingham display

Highest-value treasure find ever recorded is acquired by South West Heritage Trust

£4.3m Norman Conquest coin hoard will be displayed at British Museum before returning to Somerset