At-Bristol closes Wildwalk and IMAX in major financial rethink
The At-Bristol Science Centre is to close its Wildwalk attraction and IMAX Theatre next month as part of a restructuring …
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Glasgow council votes to hand over museums and galleries to trust
After months of speculation Galsgow City Council has voted to transfer its culture and leisure services to a new charitable …
Ipswich and Colchester join up
The museum services in Ipswich and Colchester are to merge from 1 April after both councils voted to support the …
British Library and Microsoft deal limits access to da Vinci papers
The British Library (BL) has defended its decision to make the full digital version of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Arundel …
Council cuts lead to reduced opening hours at William Morris Gallery
Waltham Forest Council’s plans to cut £56,000 from its museum service, which includes the William Morris Gallery and the Vestry …
Leeds museums and galleries suffer major staff shortages while council restructures
Leeds Museums and Galleries Service is currently running with 40 per cent of its positions vacant, according to its head …
Bolton looks to sell off artefacts to plug deficit
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is considering selling off some of the artefacts in its museums and art gallery collections to …
Editorial: Ready for action on abolition anniversary
The 25th of this month marks the 200th anniversary of the parliamentary abolition of the transatlantic slave trade – a …
City Heritage Guides go online
The 24 Hour Museum has launched a series of online guides to promote the culture and heritage of ten English …
NACF hits out at the UK’s timid public collecting policy
Public collecting is cautious and reactive, according to the National Art Collections Fund (NACF) – the largest UK charity devoted …
Museums score high on public trust but low on visits
Museums are one of the most trusted sources of information but one of the least used, a preliminary study into …
Northern Ireland heritage centre saved after local consortium acquires site
Omagh District Council has agreed the sale of its closed Ulster History Park to a private business on terms that …