Museums Association news

The heads of several major organisations, including The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the Museums Association (MA) and the National Museums Directors Council (NMDC), ... More

Museum infrastructure in the UK is at breaking point and requires critical investment to protect collections after years of cutbacks, according to leading figures in ... More

More than 190 UK institutions and individuals from the arts and culture sectors have pledged their support to Culture Declares Emergency (CDE), which is part ... More

Arts Council England (ACE) is gearing up to launch its new platform for arts and culture professionals to explore and use different technologies to achieve ... More

The UK’s Museums Association (MA) has urged politicians to take “all necessary action” to avoid the UK leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement. ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

Increasing numbers of graduates are having to take on multiple unpaid internships as they strive to get their foot on the ladder in sectors such ... More

‘Dissent: inspiring hope, embracing change’ will be the theme for the UK’s Museums Association (MA) Conference and Exhibition 2018, taking place at the newly renamed ... More

The Royal Society has announced “Places of Science”, a new funding scheme for small museums in Britain. The programme, which will award grants of up ... More

London's British Museum is planning to borrow the Trump Baby blimp, which flew over the British capital's streets last week in protest against US President ... More

The centenary of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) is being celebrated in London, with the transformation of the capital's RAF Museum, which reopens to the ... More

The Museums Association (MA) is set to launch the latest round of its Transformers Influence programme – a scheme designed to help people in the ... More

The Museums Association (MA) has named Maggie Appleton as its new president, with the RAF Museum CEO set to take up the role in April. ... More

Museums Association (MA) director Sharon Heal says new research raises serious questions about entry into the sector, with average pay seven per cent lower overall ... More

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a shakeup of its ministerial team, with Salisbury MP John Glen being handed the role ... More

The British Government has deferred a tax relief aimed at helping to cover the costs of developing permanent, temporary or touring exhibitions in order to ... More

The Museums Association has announced the first keynote speakers for its November conference, with poet Lemn Sissay and comedian Francesca Martinez set to address this ... More

The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) wants to help diversify visitors to UK museums, with the organisation introducing a new project looking at socio-economic and ... More

A post-Brexit Britain’s museums, galleries and theatres will play a key role in promoting the country overseas, according to culture secretary Karen Bradley and minister ... More

Funding cuts at a local level could result in “cultural cold spots” across Britain, according to the results of a recent government inquiry. According to ... More

The UK government is to broaden the scope of its museums and galleries tax relief following the delivery of chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement. Announced ... More

The Museums Association (MA) is bringing back its Transformers programme – a scheme designed to help people in the sector change the way they work ... More

Museums play a vital role in the tourist economy for rural and coastal destinations across Britain, according to the leaders of the UK’s national collections ... More

The UK’s new culture minister Matt Hancock has urged the museums industry to fight exclusion, promising a “frank assessment” of the challenges facing the sector ... More

Oil giant BP's sponsorship of cultural attractions in the UK has not breached the Museum Association's (MA) code of ethics – although it has raised ... More