British museum news

VisitEngland has published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022, showing that while visitation numbers across England continued to recover through 2022, ... More

Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers. Figures published by the Association of Leading ... More

'Secret' talks between the British Museum and the Greek government could see the return of the Parthenon Marbles, bringing to an end one of the ... More

The British Museum has named Mary Beard as its a new trustee, a move which comes less than a year on from the British government ... More

Jenny Waldman has been named the successor to Stephen Deuchar, as Art Fund director, with the former director of the highly-successful 14-18 NOW campaign set ... More

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is demonstrating its commitment to protecting the world's cultural heritage and supporting communities that suffer cultural loss, through the ... More

The Samsung Digital Discovery Centre (SDDC), a technological hub for children and young people at the British Museum, has been reopened following a major refit. ... More

Sutton Hoo, the burial site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon king in Suffolk, England, that achieved worldwide fame upon its discovery in 1938, has reopened ... More

A six-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition following an incident where he was "thrown" from the 10th floor of London's Tate Modern ... More

Adam Koszary, the man behind the Museum of English Rural Life's (MERL) social media channels, has urged other museums to experiment with their platforms if ... More

The UK's National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has launched a new three-year, £100m (US$127.6m, €112m) grant scheme aimed at "ambitious, innovative and transformational" projects in ... More

The opening of the new Humboldt Forum museum in Berlin has been delayed until 2020 due to construction delays. Housed inside a reconstructed Prussian palace ... 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

Based inside the former palace of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Basra Museum has just opened three new galleries – quadrupling its display space following its ... More

A consortium of major European museums are to collaborate with Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities on a project to help renovate and re-establish the Egyptian Museum ... More

A number of major British museums are taking steps to learn the origins of artefacts on display originally procured in the colonial era. London’s British ... More

The British Museum in London is set to host the largest ever exhibition of the manga comics and graphic novels to be held outside of ... More

The historic Keep at Norwich Castle in Norfolk, England is to be restored to resemble its Norman heyday following the injection of £9.2m (US$12m, €10.5m) ... More

London's British Museum has relaunched its Japanese Galleries following a significant refurbishment. Sponsored by the Mitsubishi Corporation, the galleries explore the history of Japan from ... More

Historic properties and attractions across England experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017. VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction Trends in England 2017 report shows that, of ... More

Spending on leisure activities on the up, Gold's Gym has been put up for sale, the British Museum plans to but Trump on show and ... More

The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live! In this broadcast, 'Jurassic' Jeff Goldblum installation appears on London's Southbank, British Museum seeks to ... More

London's British Museum is planning to borrow the Trump Baby blimp, which flew over the British capital's streets last week in protest against US President ... More

Latest stats on the UK fitness industry, Xercise4Less expansion plans, Jennie Price leaves Sport England, plus we find out which football hero's boots have made ... More

Egyptian striker Mo Salah, winner of this year's Golden Boot for being the top goalscorer in the English Premier League, has donated a pair of ... More