Sharon Heal
Sharon Heal
Director, Museums Association
Science centres: hard facts needed
Report says that science centres need to prove their worth to earn government cash
Debate hots up over possibility of a single funding body for museums
The majority of national museum directors now support the creation of a single funding body for museums, according to Mark Wood, the chairman of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. Wood told Museums Journal that creating a national strategic body with overall funding responsibility should be one of the government’s top priorities. His remarks followed …
Scottish tourism relies on museums, says SMC study
Museums and galleries are one of the main reasons that tourists visit Scotland, according to a report published last mont
Shake-up could mean loss of museum post
Head of museum policy becomes director of programme delivery for the cultural olympiad
PAS future still uncertain
Lobby calls for Portable Antiquities Scheme to be run by British Museum following funding cuts
Regional agencies to be scrapped by 2009
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council moves to become unified body