Museum and Art Gallery news

Museum infrastructure in the UK is at breaking point and requires critical investment to protect collections after years of cutbacks, according to leading figures in ... More

The South Korean government has set a target of building 140 new museums and 46 new art galleries by 2023 in a new five-year plan ... More

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards were announced in London last night (15 May), with museums large and small being honoured and Sir ... More

Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). ... More

Thirty-five museums and galleries in England are to benefit from a funding boost after the award of a total of £4m (US$5.16m, €4.49m) by the ... More

An exhibition featuring historical photos and memorabilia of heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath is to go on display in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England. ... More

The Harris Museum in Preston, UK is to merge its museum, art gallery and library as part of plans to "revolutionise" the regional attraction's visitor ... More

The UK’s after-hours festival of arts, culture and heritage is set to return later this month, with the Museums at Night running from 25-27 October. ... More

Construction work is set to begin on a £6.7m expansion of Northampton’s Museum and Art Gallery, following the appointment of a main contractor for the ... More

Laura Pye has been named director of National Museums Liverpool (NML), with the current head of culture for Bristol City Council to take up her ... More

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) has announced it will prioritise the care and conservation of the only three museums designed by the legendary Le Corbusier. ... More

Derby Museums has secured final funding for its planned £16.4m (US$21.4m, €18.2m) Museum of Making following a £9.4m (US$12.3m, €10.5m) donation from the Heritage Lottery ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

Nursing home operator Westgate Healthcare has moved into the hotel business with the acquisition of a Doncaster-based Holiday Inn. Owned by Push and Sanjiv Patel, ... More

Dippy - the iconic diplodocus that has welcomed visitors to London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) for more than 37 years - is embarking on a ... More

Hadrian’s Cavalry, a multi-site exhibition that will look at the lives and times of the Roman army’s horseback troops, will feature the UK’s largest ever ... More

Councillors have approved plans to clad Inverness Museum and Art Gallery in metal to improve the appearance of the prefabricated concrete building. Designed by Threesixty ... More

With Britain’s government having set a date for the referendum on whether the country should leave the European Union (EU), leading experts have warned UK ... More

A new study by the Museums Association (MA) has revealed that one in five regional museums in the UK have been forced to downsize in ... More

Australia’s Northern Territory Government has unveiled plans by Darwin-based DKJ projects.architecture to create a new visual art gallery in the centre of Darwin. Led by ... More

The Museums Association has warned that funding cuts could mean the end of free entry to UK cultural institutions, with York Art Gallery the first ... More

A statue, which caused a UK museum to be stripped of funding following its £15m (US$25m, €18.8m) sale, has had an export ban placed on ... More

Arts Council England has stripped Northampton Museum of its accreditation status, threatening the UK museum’s ability to raise funding after it sold an Egyptian statue ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced grants totalling £47m for six existing and potential tourist attractions across the UK. Flax Mill Maltings in Shorpshire ... More

England's first purpose built art gallery, a gallery dedicated to sculptor Barbara Hepworth and a London museum dedicated to music and anthropology are among the ... More