Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Will first world war exhibitions be too jingoistic?

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Bristol council looks to close four museums

Other local authority museums hit by cuts and closures

Web and mobile: January 2014

Website P&O Heritagetimeline A new interactive timeline on the P&O Heritage website uses old film footage and photographs to tell the story of the company’s 175-year history, writes Rebecca AtkinsonThe design of this P&O timeline is straightforward. Users can browse by decade, with each one given a broad theme. A quote from an annual report …

ACE to pass on cuts to museums

DCMS cuts ACE's grant-in-aid

IWM London forced to close until July 2014

Unexpected infrastructure work to push up redevelopment costs

DCMS reports rise in museum visits

More than half of adults visited museums last year

National Media Museum outlines five-year vision

Plan includes bringing commercial cinema partner on board

Web and mobile: December 2013

We review the latest websites and mobile apps

Surgeons’ Hall Museum and Chatham Dockyard receive HLF grants

Compton Verney gets support for £2.5m to restore Capability Brown park

Is the Cultural Gifts Scheme working?

Rebecca Atkinson reports on the progress of a government scheme to enable UK taxpayers to donate works of art and other heritage objects to the nation

Was Croydon right to sell the Riesco Collection?

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Burrell Collection bill could be passed early next year

Scottish parliament endorses overseas loans