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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

A museum dedicated to children will open its doors in London, UK, on 1 July 2023. The new £13m Young V&A is set to become ... More

Construction work has begun on a £13m redevelopment project which will look to transform the V&A Museum of Childhood into the UK’s "premier national museum" ... More

Creating an "unforgettable first museum experience for children" is the aim of the V&A Museum of Childhood in London, which has announced it will close ... More

Niall McLaughlin Architects have been chosen to design a new, multi-purpose auditorium and public space for London's Somerset House arts centre. Designed and built by ... More

Atelier Tao+C have renovated an old building in the Chinese town of Tonglu to create a capsule hotel and library with floating floors, bamboo bookshelves ... More

EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed Marcus Kingwell, the current managing director of AoC Sport, as its CEO. Kingwell has ... More

Physical activity could be a major tool in battling rising levels of loneliness among young people. A study of college students found that physically active ... More

The V&A Museum of Childhood (MOC) in East London has chosen architecture firm AOC to design the new interiors for its £13.5m (US$17.8m, €15.7m) overhaul ... More

Matt Carroll, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee, has said the organisation will take a 'new direction', which will include using the power of sport ... More

Tributes from around the world have poured in for the British architect and artist Will Alsop, who died on Saturday (12 May) aged 70 following ... More

British conservation charity the National Trust has announced a shortlist of six architects in the running to rebuild Surrey’s Clandon Park: a historic Palladian mansion ... More

Seven diverse proposals from the design teams vying to create a new ampitheatre and pavilion in the heart of Edinburgh have been revealed to the ... More

The Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) in Dudley has been awarded £9.8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) which will go towards a facility expansion ... More

Former Leicester Tigers and England international rugby player Leon Lloyd will address active-net 2017 delegates speaking on the challenges he faced when entering the ‘real ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) is partnering UK higher and further education institutions to help increase student employability ... More

Fledgling leisure sector suppliers have the chance to attend a £2,000 business network event for free as part of a competition set up by active-net. ... More

GLL, Everyone Active and Fusion Lifestyle are among the nominations for this year’s Active Training Awards – which has been expanded to include a day’s ... More

Ma Yansong, Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog and de Meuron are all in the running for the annual architecture prize awarded by London’s Design ... More

The Football Association (FA) has partnered with more than 170 further and higher education institutions to grow the number of grassroots players and clubs. Through ... More

Workforce development has been announced as the theme for active-net 2017, with the two-day conference to explore efforts and initiatives from the likes of Sport ... More

AoC Sport has started its search for Britain’s best student fitness professionals with the launch of the WorldSkills UK Fitness Trainer Competition 2016. The lead ... More

The government has given its backing to several new vocational qualifications for 16-19 year-olds preparing for a career in the physical activity sector. The Department ... More

The national body for sport and physical activity in colleges has refreshed its standards as it attempts to deliver on the government’s Sporting Future sports ... More

Loughborough College and West Cheshire claimed top honours at the recent AoC Sport Fitness Trainer Competition, as physical activity students put their skills to the ... More