Sharon Heal
Sharon Heal
Director, Museums Association
MA conference to launch museums strategy
Long-awaited national strategy to be unveiled in Liverpool in October
Shortlist dispels fears over Art Fund Prize bias
Judges go for diverse range of museums for final shortlist
National Museums and Galleries of Wales launches vision for the future
The National Museums and Galleries of Wales has launched a public consultation into the future of the national museum service. The first part of the consultation, which will mainly be conducted through a website, will run for seven weeks up until 20 April. Mike Houlihan, the director general of NMGW, told Museums Journal that the …
Campaign to save the Lighthouse Centre in Penzance scuppered
Campaigners have lost their battle to keep the Lighthouse Centre in Penzance open. Trinity House, the lighthouse service for England and Wales, announced the closure last month. A statement from Trinity House said that the move came after three years of consultation and that the collection needed to be displayed at a large centre with …
MLA’s spending options divide regional museums
The decision on how to spend the new Renaissance cash has been delayed for at least another month. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council met in January to discuss the breakdown of its allocation from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. A smaller than expected rise in Renaissance funding meant that the MLA board …
Let’s get physical
Can museums and science centres make physics appealing to young people? Sharon Heal reports