Book review | Stories from Small Museums, by Fiona Candlin, Toby Butler and Jake Watts
Meeting the people behind local collections can be very enjoyable
Independent museums
Florence Nightingale Museum to fully reopen after pandemic shutdown
Fundraising efforts have helped secure museum’s future two years after Covid forced it to close indefinitely
Fens for the memories | Ely Museum, Cambridgeshire
This revamped museum charts the rich history of the area and presents a seamless mix of old and new
Museum of East Anglian Life to become the Food Museum
Name change is part of masterplan to make the museum more relevant
Scottish industrial museums tackle conservation skills gap
Nationwide project launched amid concerns for future of collections
Two thirds of Scotland’s independent museums say they cannot survive for a year
Museums Galleries Scotland says there is a ‘real and urgent need’ for further financial support to avoid closures
Mary Rose and National Museum of the Royal Navy announce collaboration
New joint tickets will offer entry to several maritime heritage attractions for a year
Independent museums in Scotland call for urgent rescue package
Half of independents say they will be in financial crisis by the end of summer
Writers’ museums fear Covid-19 crisis is the start of a difficult new chapter
Lockdown could push many literary institutions to the brink
Museums warn of insolvency after coronavirus shutdown
Creswell Crags and National Videogame Museum say they may not be able to reopen
Struggling Royal Cornwall Museum forced to close for eight months
Staff made redundant as museum takes ‘radical actions’ to secure future
Gairloch Museum, Ross and Cromarty
Community is at the heart of everything this museum in the Scottish Highlands does – and it is paying off