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Historic England has announced it will be funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England. Historic England received over 380 applications following ... More

Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking place on 5 October at the QEII Centre in London, ... More

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

Young V&A, a new museum dedicated entirely to children, has opened its doors in London, UK. The new, £13m attraction has been created to "herald ... More

The winners of this year's Museums + Heritage Awards have been revealed, with the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World ... More

Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for Culture, Media and Sport. She becomes the eleventh culture secretary ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... More

David Willrich has been appointed chair of Experience UK, replacing the outgoing Terry Monkton, who has steered the organisation over the past two years. Experience ... More

The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as part of the updated Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). Treasury ... More

New laws designed to step up protection against terrorism at the UK's leisure facilities are to be published in early 2023. Called Martyn's Law – ... More

The National Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC 2022), has been held for the 19th time. Taking place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham on ... More

Live-streaming platform Heygo has ventured into the cultural visitor attractions sector by partnering with a number of museums in the UK and US. Launched during ... More

The Horniman Museum in London, UK has agreed to return a collection of artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The ... More

Adjaye Associates and Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) have been named as the preferred bidders to lead the design of a £57m redevelopment of the International ... More

Experiential design firms The Hettema Group and Themespace have merged to create a new company called THG. The new creative agency is dedicated to creating ... More

A new natural history museum in Abu Dhabi will take visitors on a 13.8-billion-year journey through time and space. Called the Abu Dhabi Natural History ... More

Clifford’s Tower in York, considered one of England’s most important buildings, has opened to the public following a £5m redevelopment. The structure is all that ... More

Engineering group TAIT has announced plans to acquire Thinkwell Group, the global experience design and production agency. Thinkwell specialises in the masterplanning, design and production ... More

Culturespaces has announced that its new digital art centre, Fabrique des Lumières, will open in Amsterdam on 22 April 2022. Located in the historic former ... More

Two leading museum operators in the UK have partnered with an augmented reality specialist to present holographic exhibits and experiences for students around the world. ... More

A new £10.4m cultural visitor experience, bringing to life what has been dubbed as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable archaeological finds, will open ... More

UK Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the next year. ... More

Patients treated for stress in the Belgian capital Brussels will be offered free visits to museums, as part of a three-month trial designed to rebuild ... More

IAAPA is offering visitor attractions, museums and theme park industry professionals the opportunity to take part in its annual events – even if they can't make ... More

Compagnie des Alpes has appointed Delphine Pons as general manager of its Parc Astérix theme park in Plailly, France. Pons will officially take over the ... More