Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

National Railway Museum’s Central Hall project receives £3m funding boost

Government has also invested £19m in waterfront transformation at National Museums Liverpool

Q&A | ‘The people of Wakefield have voted for change, and we have to engage with that’

Olivia Colling and Laura Smith on joint leadership, commercial ambitions and working with a Reform council

National Galleries of Scotland to focus on young people in new strategic plan

Group aiming for 9% increase in visitors aged under 26 by 2030

New scheme to enhance biodiversity in museum gardens

Museums for Nature will pilot with eight museums before rolling out to wider sector

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Bridging realities: a new toolkit for museums entering the world of mixed reality

Mariza Dima introduces a practical framework designed to help museums lead immersive projects

V&A receives £4m to transform South Asia gallery

Projects with young people will aim to bring transparency to colonial history of the collection

Lack of staff is biggest challenge facing museum directors this year

Leadership survey finds stretched resources are leading to long-term decline in core collections activity

Five Scottish collections awarded national significance status

Linoleum, photography and Iron Age collections among those newly listed under Recognition Scheme

Community engagement initiatives recognised at sector awards

Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury and Horniman’s All Eyes on Her among the winners

Fashion Museum Bath gets green light for redevelopment

Museum will relocate to former post office as part of wider regeneration project

Site of first smallpox vaccinations to reopen after restoration work

Temple of Vaccinia at Dr Jenner’s House museum was added to the Heritage at Risk Register last year

Commercial thinking is key for success, according to new report

Research highlights factors driving financial resilience in culture sector