News
MA launches one-day event for career starters
Event will provide opportunity to learn from experienced professionals
ACE consults on proposed outcomes for its 10-year strategy
Organisation seeks feedback on outcomes and how they can be achieved
DCMS moves forward with Mendoza Review recommendations
Action plan and national museums partnership framework published
Leeds City Museum named Family Friendly Museum of the Year
Exhibitions, programmes and welcoming front-of-house staff praised
V&A announces £13.5m redevelopment of Museum of Childhood
Plan to transform venue into museum of design and creativity for children
Should museums play a part in the “festival of Brexit”?
Government announces plans for celebration of "national renewal" in 2022
Visits to Northern Ireland museums hold steady but attendance gaps remain
Almost half the population visited a museum within the last year
World news digest
Belgium: A planned museum exploring the life and work of Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder has been put on hold by the government after it emerged that the project lacked the required permission. The institution was planned to open in October 2019, but due to an oversight, Belgium’s federal government still needs to approve …
Joint venture
The two main funding bodies for museums in England, Arts Council England (ACE) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), signed a memorandum of understanding last month to take a more joined-up approach to the museum sector, as recommended by last year’s Mendoza Review of museums in England. As well as making it easier for museums …