5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (603+ words) Cautious welcome for cultural commitments in Holyrood’s new programme for government The People’s Palace museum in Glasgow will get £14m towards its stalled refurbishment under the Scottish Government’s plans for culture over the course of the next parliament. The 128-year-old museum…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) Report from Europol reveals targeted attacks are being coordinated by a new breed of criminal Violent criminals are increasingly targeting high-value museum items such as precious metals, jewellery and Chinese artefacts, a new report from the EU crime agency Europol…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (951+ words) Ingrid Lewis shares how an international partnership is linking Derbyshire’s cotton mills to the island of Carriacou Back in 2015, University of Nottingham’s Global Cotton Connections research project revealed that for about five years in the late 18th century, the Caribbean island…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1002+ words) The sector is increasingly turning to short-term campaigns when in urgent need of money – but this approach must be used sparingly With finances so tight in the sector, museums are increasingly turning to emergency fundraising campaigns – short-term appeals for when…...