Sharon Heal
Sharon Heal
Director, Museums Association
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 …
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
Editorial: The summer of sustainability?
Last month I gave a lecture at the University of the Arts in London as part of its Museum Of… project. Groups of students on various courses have been charged with creating a Museum Of… whatever they like and I was asked to talk about the issues that museums and galleries will have to address …