Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Are we there yet? Tackling the sector’s resistance to disposal

How can museums overcome some of the key barriers?

Moving forward with disposal

Practical ways museums can embrace the D word

After the decision to let four artists share the 2019 prize, does the Turner Prize have a future?

Nominated artists asked for statement of solidarity in a time of division

National Trust uses hydro power to protect bible collection

Sustainable hydro turbine installed in Welsh property in response to high rainfall and flooding

Scotland’s plan to tax tourists gathers pace

With Edinburgh council having backed a levy of £2 per night, the government has started a public consultation

R&D programme launched exploring potential of new technologies

Scheme aims to create new cultural experiences

Helen Whately joins DCMS as culture minister

Appointment follows small ministerial reshuffle

Is this really the end of austerity?

The government's spending plans got lost in the Brexit chaos, but what do they mean for museums?

Wikimedia UK launches partnership project with Khalili Collections

Project aims to diversify online encyclopaedia's cultural content

How Dulwich Picture Gallery is taking museum lighting out of the shadows

Q&A on an innovative approach to lighting a new Rembrandt exhibition

Eureka! joins sunflower lanyard scheme for people with hidden disabilities

Museum is first in UK to sign up to initiative

IWM to create digital portal for first world war projects

Plan for digital legacy project led by Imperial War Museums among recommendations in report on lessons learned from the first world war centenary