Category: News
Leading fit out contractor Beck is recruiting a project manager to join their core team
BECK is a Specialist Fit Out Company operating in the Museum, Science & Exhibition sectors and is looking to employ an experienced, conscientious and ambitious Project Manager with a strong background in Museums, Heritage and Science Centres to join their… Read more
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archive at MSI Chicago
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) has opened the latest in a series of exhibitions focusing on entertainment greats. Jeff Buonomo explains how they worked with D23, the official Disney Fan Club to access the Disney archives for… Read more
Revamping the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft
Founded in 1985, the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft has recently undergone a spectacular revamp and now includes new galleries, a dedicated learning space, research space, a shop and a cafe. Director Hilary Williams told Advisor about the project… Read more
Blood, sweat and tears – the story of Nelson, Navy & Nation
Advisor spoke to co-founder and Creative Director Dinah Casson and Design Associate Craig Riley, from exhibition design company Casson Mann, about the role of exhibition design in retelling the story of Nelson at the National Maritime Museum. Read more
Incredible fashion archive and textile collections under one roof at the V&A’s Clothworkers’ Centre
The Clothworkers’ Centre for Textiles and Fashion Study and Conservation has been built for 'the study, enjoyment and care' of the V&A’s outstanding textiles and fashion collections. Advisor spoke to the V&A to find out more about the specialist facilities… Read more
Audio description: What difference can it make for your visitors?
Museums increasingly present immersive and multi-sensory experiences; but how well does this work for blind and partially sighted visitors? A challenge taken-up by VocalEyes in working with museums and heritage sites is to make such experiences inclusive and meaningful for… Read more
The Travelling Museum of British Invention
After nearly two years of planning, The Travelling Museum of British Invention is on the road. Produced by Sing London, the participatory arts organisation, this museum on a bus aims to lift the public's spirit, arouse curiosity and celebrate world-changing… Read more
Telling history through digital media
How do you mark the 40th anniversary of a colliery disaster, especially when all remains of the pit have been wiped from the landscape?… Read more
Collider at the Science Museum
How do you curate an exhibition about something you can’t even see? This ambitious exhibition is dedicated to one of the greatest endeavours in the history of subatomic physics research. The sheer size of the Large Hadron Collider and the… Read more
STAR WARS: Where Science Meets Imagination
After a 20 venue international journey, seen by more than 2.8 million people around the world, Star Wars makes its final stop at The Tech Museum of Innovation, California. Pete Adams is the Traveling Exhibits Project Manager and he told… Read more
Leveraging the value in your collections
How the National Gallery make the most of commercial opportunities while balancing the core values of the gallery and the strategic objectives of the Trust. Judith Mather, Buying and Merchandise Director at the Gallery, talks to Advisor. Read more
Case Study:Improving the storage for manuscript collections at Pitt Rivers Museum
The Pitt Rivers Museum cares for the University of Oxford’s collection of anthropology and world archaeology. The Museum’s Manuscript Collections include the papers of notable early anthropologists and curators associated with the Museum, items relating to the Museum’s foundation and… Read more
Case Study: Winchester College provides greater access to their picture collections
Winchester College is opening a new public access museum of the decorative arts in autumn 2014. Rachel Wragg is Museum Development Manager at the School: “Winchester College owns a significant collection of some 360 watercolours representing most of the main… Read more
Case Study: Updating Collections Storage at the National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery’s overarching project was to upgrade all on-site collections storage. The project was broken down into a number of phases programmed over 2012 - 2013. The discreet part, which Polstore Storage Systems Limited was commissioned to work… Read more
The £1.7m Sacrewell Watermill Restoration Project is recruiting for a Project Officer
Sacrewell Farm & Country Centre, owned and managed by the William Scott Abbott Trust, is a popular Farm Attraction located to the west of Peterborough with 80,000 visitors a year. The William Scott Abbott Trust has been awarded funding from… Read more
David Hockney: Early Reflections at the Walker Art Gallery
Latest exhibition leads to development of new merchandise for Walker. Advisor talks to Ann Bukantas, Head of Fine Art, National Museums Liverpool. Read more
Media Space opens at the Science Museum
Collaboration between National Media Museum and the Science Museum enables creative relationships to flourish. Advisor talks to Emma Hedderwick, Project Leader: Media Space, Science Museum. Read more
The changing face of retail at The Wallace Collection
Learn from the Wallace Collection how to take steps to improve your retail offering ensuring your products reflect your core audience. Anita Richardson, Head of Retail and Visitor Services reveals all. Read more
The Ghosts of Dickens’s Past
Interpreting the life and loves, writing and legacy of a household name such as Charles Dickens is a daunting task. A man of many parts and passions, Charles Dickens embodies our perception of Victorian Britain. He is universally known, and… Read more
The Ashmolean Museum Broadway – a new independent Museum
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is well known as the first public museum in Britain, as well as for its quality and high level of research and development as part of the University of Oxford. The Museum has undergone significant… Read more