News Openings Science and Media Museum reopens ahead of Bradford’s year as City of Culture Twelve-month programme of cultural events and exhibitions launches this weekend
News Openings Museum openings and expansions coming up in 2025 From London to the Scottish Highlands, we take a look at some of the exciting capital projects due to complete this year
News Fire Museum dedicated to Hollywood star Will Rogers destroyed in LA wildfires Blaze also reached grounds of Getty Villa Museum but staff and collections are safe
News Weather Rare birds escape Lotherton Hall aviary after heavy snowfall Adverse weather has forced a number of museums to close this week
News Honours New Year Honours List celebrates contributions to cultural heritage National Gallery’s Gabriele Finaldi is knighted while Sheffield Museums’ Kim Streets receives MBE
News Cultural engagement brings health and wellbeing benefits worth £8bn Research uses new methodology to show monetary value of cultural investment
News Branding British Museum launches rebrand project New visual identity to be part of ‘complete transformation’ of London national
News Capital projects Minister approves plans for multimillion-pound museum in Derry-Londonderry Originally planned as a maritime museum, the project’s remit has now expanded to tell a broader range of stories
News Strikes National museum security guards plan coordinated day of strike action More than 100 workers from V&A, NHM and Science Museum to walk out on 21 December
News British Museum British Museum selects designer to create welcome pavilion New visitor entrance and forecourt to be completed by spring 2026
News Diversity Report shows lack of racial diversity in the heritage sector Historic England survey suggests that less than 1% of workforce is Black
News Redevelopment International Slavery Museum to close from 5 January for redevelopment Venue to host traditional libation ceremony to mark significant moment in museum’s history