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Tributes paid to sector stalwart Mar Dixon News | March 18, 2024

Workers in the museums sector and beyond have shared their thoughts following the passing of the well-known and respected sector consultant

 

Mar Dixon espouses the values of Instagram following success of @52Museums Blogs | September 13, 2016

On the eve of @AskACuratorDay Mar Dixon gives tips on using and setting up an Instagram account as a worthy companion to Twitter and Facebook

M+H Show Talks: Mar Dixon Talks Tech News | March 30, 2015

Mar Dixon curates a stream at the Museums + Heritage Show entitled New Technology on Thursday, 30 April, which includes a chance to try Google Glass

@MarDixon Supplier Directory | August 4, 2016

Passionate about culture: ensure culture is accessible to all. Project Coordinator for international projects. Creator of international and world trending social media campaigns. Champion for the next generation: kids and young people. Defender of Libraries: creator of #savelibraries Wearable technology for culture and in society. Digital and Tech Enthusiast. Sharing knowledge. I run/facilitate day or 1/2… Read more »

#MuseumWeek is here! Features | March 24, 2014

Twitter UK, Italy, Spain and France are coming together this week for #MuseumWeek – a week long event to help encourage museums and potential visitors to use Twitter to share. Mar Dixon, passionate supporter of both museums and Twitter has graciously allowed us to share her blog on the subject which explains why everyone should get involved.

Technology in Museums: making the latest advances work for our cultural institutions Features | December 17, 2015

Technology in museums is something that is becoming increasingly familiar as curators and designers attempt to harness the latest developments in the field for the benefit of their visitors and collections. And as the use of technology in everyday life has become the norm, integrating this into the museum offer is becoming even more essential

Connect to museums around the world on Twitter with #MuseumWeek News | March 20, 2015

Follow the 2015 #MuseumWeek to engage with museums at home and internationally, improve your use of Twitter and increase your followers

Museums + Heritage Show announces extensive programme of free talks and one-to-one expert advIce News | February 20, 2015

With just over two months to go until Museums + Heritage Show 2015, the organisers of the UK’s most comprehensive event for the cultural sector has announced its most ambitious programme yet

Derby Museums Trust is showing it has the Wright stuff Features | November 25, 2014

Following its successful hosting of international event MuseomixUK the trust is now preparing a Heritage Lottery Fund bid to transform one of the world’s oldest factories

The Victoria and Albert Museum named Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016  News | July 7, 2016

In 2015 the V&A experienced an incredible growth attracting nearly 3.9 million visitors to its sites, 14.5 million visitors online and reaching 90,000 members, the highest in the Museum’s 164-year history

Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System – extraordinary photos at the Natural History Museum News | January 25, 2016

Arranged to coincide with the international focus on the importance of exploring space, Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System sees artist, curator and writer Michael Benson bring his fascinating images to the Natural History Museum