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January 25th saw the long awaited public opening of Warrington Museum’s Cabinet of Curiosities Gallery. The Museum began working on the CofC project back in 2007 when we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the opening of this building. It was a key moment to raise the profile of one of the earliest public museums in the country and crucially to ...

2014 sees the start of the First World War Centenary, which will be marked across the globe over the next 4 years with the museum and heritage sector leading the commemorations. The Centenary Partnership has been set up by the Imperial War Museum Group as a networking facility for cultural organisations wishing to take part in the occasion. Membership to ...

For Townley Hall Burnley http://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/museums-at-night/art462286-Connect10-Vote-Alex-Hartley  You may be aware that other colleagues in this group/the North-West have also been shortlisted. You can vote here for Gallery Oldham OR The Harris: http://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/museums-at-night/art462285-Connect10-Vote-Amy-Sharrocks Here for the People's History Museum: http://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/museums-at-night/art462290-Connect10-Vote-Janette-Parris Here for the National Football Museum: http://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/museums-at-night/art461894-Connect10-Vote-Matt-Pyke And here for Tullie House OR Haworth Art Gallery: http://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/museums-at-night/art461885-Connect10-Vote-Jessica-Voorsanger ...

by Gareth Harris. Heritage group says cuts will close down serviceMuseum services in the Wirral, Merseyside, are at risk because of budget cuts proposed by the borough council, a local heritage group has warned. In December, Wirral Council proposed cutting the funding to Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead by £250,000 in 2014/15 and £150,000 in 2015/16. The gallery shares a ...

Arts Council England (ACE) have clarified their plans for 2015-18 funding, to reassure the sector that Museum Development will continue to be funded in the coming years, following a recent report that it would cease. There will be: A slight increase in the Major Partner Museums (MPM) budget. An Open Fund of around £10 million a year, with a lower ...

Unspeakable - LGBTQ History and Archives Conference The 11th LGBT conference at London Metropolitan Archives in December was full of inspiring and unexpected things. An eclectic mix of film, live performances and presentations showed the diverse ways in which people are working together to document, collect, represent and interpret LGBTQ stories, experiences and histories. The day was broadly focused into ...

    I am pleased to include in our blog a brief outline of the projects and work the GMMG have been working on. We look forward to featuring more stories from the group. Our Connected History: Funding from the Arts Council Strategic Support Fund has beensecured to deliver the  Connected History Project; bringing the GMMG's  rich and diverse collections together online ...

The NWFED is calling all members to attend its AGM on the 27th of November at 10.30 at the People's History Museum. The previous Chairman Steve Garland will be giving a report about the NWFED's activities and programmes and nominated Board members will be elected to the Board. To download the agenda click here NWFED AGM Agenda 2013 If you ...

What happened to the expert curator? Are we all (or none of us) curators now? Illustration by Matt Kenyon It's often said that the British Museum is the oldest national public museum in the world. Founded in the second half of the 18th century, it was a place open to all "studious and curious persons", but managed by those who ...

The number of children visiting a museum or gallery has fallen by nearly 10% since 2009/10 according to the latest Taking Part annual child statistics.  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that visits to museums and galleries by children has remained steady over the past five years – with 63.2% of five to 15-years olds visiting in 2008/09 and ...

  Inspired by Liverpool Hope University and NML’s shared commitment to social justice, the MA Museum and Heritage Studies programme emphasises the new approaches being taken by museums to address social inequalities, from anti-racism workshops with local schools to global campaigns for human rights. Students explore the variety of methods and techniques employed by today’s museum professionals to develop socially-relevant ...

The project will create a new museum on the lake to display the internationally significant collection, connecting boats, people and stories. The high-quality museum facilities will include a wet dock where visitors will see boats displayed on the water, collection displays where visitors can discover about the people who built the boats, who used them and how they were used, ...