News

Tower of London announces £70m plan for new learning and engagement facilities

Tomorrow’s Tower project will increase learning capacity by 250%  

‘Breaking point’: Report highlights collections storage crisis

National Lottery Heritage Fund research finds majority of museum stores are full

Man dies after being trampled by cattle on National Trust estate

Tragic incident took place this week at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk

Outcry over plan to sell building that housed Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts

Protest takes place as MSPs call for site to be preserved as a public cultural asset

Ukraine decolonisation guide for museums presented in Kyiv

Document has been translated into Ukrainian following UK launch last year

Natural History Museum wins landmark business rates challenge

Institution becomes the first national museum to see its rateable value reduced to £1

Row continues over removal of term ‘Palestine’ from British Museum displays 

Campaigners claim internal emails show decision was driven by ‘undue political influence’

New industrial heritage attraction opens to the public in Wrexham

Stori Brymbo comprises a restored steelworks and a 300-million-year-old fossil forest

Legal ruling over ivory sale could have consequences for museums

Experts warn of 'unsolicited donations' as collectors and dealers struggle to sell artworks

Bayeux Tapestry arrives in UK overnight accompanied by police escort

Tapestry undergoing checks after ‘monumental effort’ to ensure safe passage

Museums count cost of heatwaves as income and collections suffer

Footfall drops 3% in first two quarters of the year with extreme weather cited as a leading cause

The Light: New Durham museum announces August opening date

Former Durham Light Infantry Museum and Art Gallery transformed after decade-long closure