This article was first published by Museums Association. The search is on for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026. The national art charity is seeking applications from any UK museum, gallery, historic house, library or archive, whatever their scale, for “outstanding and inspiring projects” between autumn 2024 and winter 2025. The winning museum […]
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This article was first published by Art Newspaper. Visitors can watch a conservator at work on one of the great unfinished paintings of the 20th century, as part of a new exhibition at the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham, where the artist spent most of his life. Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta, which occupied Spencer […]
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This article as first published by BBC News. The Museum of Carpet, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, has operated for 13 years and houses an extensive collection of objects, archives, books and photographs relating to 300 years of carpet history. Geoffrey Gilbert, chair of the Carpet Museum Trust announced the closure on Tuesday and said revenue could […]
This article was first published by Museums Association. There’s a growing gap between what visitors expect from their experience and what cultural attractions are delivering, a new report has found. Curating Connection: Transforming Visitor Engagement in the Cultural Sector was produced by the digital experience agency Manifesto and explores how visitors engage with cultural attractions. Based […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. The British Museum has ended a controversial sponsorship deal with a Japanese tobacco firm after reports that the government had raised questions about the deal, which some critics said was “deeply troubling”. The Guardian understands that the museum’s board chose to not renew the 15-year partnership with Japan Tobacco International (JTI), […]
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This opinion piece was first published by artnet and written by Phillip Ihenacho. As director and chairman of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), I have watched the restitution debate unfold with both pride and concern. Pride, because it signals a long-overdue recognition of West Africa’s cultural heritage; concern, because too often the conversation […]
This article was first published by the Museums Association. The board of the British Library has announced the departure of chief executive Rebecca Lawrence less than a year after she started her tenure. Lawrence joined the institution in January 2025 having previously worked as the chief executive of the Crown Prosecution Service. Her role will […]
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This article was first published by blooloop. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia has reopened following a $57.9 million expansion. Opened in 2014, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum and cultural organisation that explores human rights in the US and across the world. The centre has expanded its footprint […]
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This article was first published by the Museums + Heritage Advisor. The Horniman Museum and Gardens in south east London has revealed early details of its Nature + Love transformation project, with several new attractions set to open in the museum’s 16-acre gardens during early summer 2026. Kusuma Nature Play will open as a new […]
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