Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Nominations open for the Family Friendly Museum Award 2022

Kids in Museums also updates its manifesto following consultation

At the Sharp End: creating an exhibition on violent crime

A case study from the Royal Armouries and the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit

Four areas shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2025

Southampton, Bradford, County Durham and Wrexham County all in the running

Using 3D models to create emotive online exhibitions

The Vindolanda Trust shares the learnings from its Digging up Memories project

Historic England launches fund to explore working class histories

Grants up to £25,000 available for community-led projects on 'everyday' histories

Sheffield Museums creates pop-up museums at children’s hospital

Vintage toys from collection put on display for patients

Bristol Museum faces wait over 10% budget cut

Council decision on new budget postponed until March

Black Panther-inspired exhibition to tour Suffolk museums

Power of Stories broke footfall records at Ipswich Museum last year

First Carbon Literacy training launched for UK museum sector

Training aims to encourage organisations to tackle climate crisis

Restoring Robert Scott Lauder’s Christ Teacheth Humility

Despite the pandemic, this large-scale restoration project drew on digital exposure to engage audiences

Museum of East Anglian Life to become the Food Museum

Name change is part of masterplan to make the museum more relevant

How the arts can help support addiction recovery

Joanne Mills shares a collaborative project in Stoke-on-Trent