Museum of Science and Industry news

Billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin is to have the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) in Chicago named after him, following a donation ... More

International architects Snøhetta have completed a new home of fine art, music and design in Bergen, Norway. The complex has been designed for the University ... More

A new study supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has suggested that there are significant wellbeing benefits for people volunteering on heritage projects. The ... More

Barack and Michelle Obama, the former president and first lady of the United States, have today (4 May) unveiled the design of the planned Obama ... More

The BBC is partnering with a number of UK institutions and charities to launch a year-long season of science and technology programming under the broadcaster's ... More

New data from the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has showed a year-on-year decline in state-sponsored museum visits, with a significant decline ... More

Design firm Snøhetta will create a strategy to redevelop the 16-acre riverfront campus of The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, it ... More

US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have reportedly chosen Chicago's historic Jackson Park as the site for their Obama Presidential Center. Media ... More

The latest technological innovations in museums and galleries will be presented and debated at a Museums Association event this week. The event will be held ... More

Global Experience Specialists’ travelling Harry Potter attraction is making its German premiere in October. The 1,400sq m (15,069sq ft) exhibition, which was created in partnership ... More

The original set of Manchester-based soap opera Coronation Street could reopen to the public as a temporary visitor attraction for six months next year, allowing ... More

Museums in three northern cities that faced the threat of closure are safe despite recent cuts, according to the culture minister. The Department for Culture, ... More

Museums in three northern cities that faced the threat of closure are safe despite recent cuts, according to the culture minister. The Department for Culture, ... More

IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums in Trafford, has received a £528,700 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant that will be used for a new ... More

Staff cuts, relocating archives and spending more on exhibitions, galleries and events are among the plans to safeguard the future of Bradford's National Media Museum. ... More

The historical theme park Puy du Fou in France and the revamped Star Tours 4D experience at Disneyland, California, US were among the attractions to ... More

Work has begun on a £7m redevelopment project on the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester. The project is being led by architects ... More

Work has begun on a £7m redevelopment project on the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester. The project is being led by architects ... More

The DCMS is increasing its capital allocation to museums and galleries by 147 per cent in cash terms to £191.4m over the next three years. ... More

Designs of a £54m redevelopment of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester have been unveiled. The proposed Revolution MOSI project aims to ... More