Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Case study | Programming with the community

Heba Abd el Gawad shares lessons from a community takeover of Horniman

Case study | Building stakeholder engagement

Emily Ding shares how events are a key part of the Canal & River Trust’s fundraising strategy  

Funding boost means construction can start on major Scottish collections store

Lottery grant of £8.5m for The Art Works, which will house the National Galleries of Scotland's collections

Tourist tax comes into effect in Edinburgh

Scheme aims to raise £50m annually

Cornish communities invited to shape museum redevelopment

Online and in-person consultation launched to plan the future of Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

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