Museums + Heritage

Police take Bristol Museum theft case to BBC Crimewatch Detective Inspector Jason Chidgey will appeal on Crimewatch Live for help identifying four men connected to Bristol Museum artefact theft.

News | Police take Bristol museum theft case to BBC Crimewatch 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/police-take-bristol-museum-theft-case-to-bbc-crimewatch/

New guide tackles Chair-CEO relationships in cultural sector Arts Council England publishes guidance by Fiona Allan to help cultural organisations build effective chair and chief executive working relationships.

Arts Council England publishes guidance to help cultural organisations build effective chair and chief executive working relationships. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/new-guide-tackles-chair-ceo-relationships-in-cultural-sector/

News | Live round found during Tank Museum maintenance check https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/live-round-found-during-tank-museum-maintenance-check/

Learn from the V&A's decentralised volunteering model success V&A to present redesigned volunteering model at Museums + Heritage Show 2026, sharing insights from opening of its three new sites.

Learn from the V&A’s decentralised volunteering model success as part of the m show this May (Entry is free!) https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/learn-from-the-vas-decentralised-volunteering-model-success/

Big news! The Museums + Heritage Show 2026 programme is now LIVE 🎉

Dive into our packed programme and discover what we have in store for you when you visit the Show on 13-14 May at Olympia Events.

Find out more & register for your free two-day pass here: show.museumsandheritage.com/2026-program...

The Barbican’s £231m upgrade gets planning permission 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/the-barbicans-231m-upgrade-gets-planning-permission/

British Museum to use AI-powered weapon detection at entrances  British Museum to deploy the system across all entrances after testing showed threefold speed improvement over previous screening methods.

News | British Museum to use AI-powered weapon detection at entrances 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/british-museum-to-use-ai-powered-weapon-detection-at-entrances/

Museum Moves 20 - 26 February 2026 The weekly feature rounds up the latest updates in museum appointments, openings, funding and new exhibitions from across the UK

This week, newly announced exhibitions at Aviva Studios, National Science and Media Museum, National Gallery, Upton House and Gardens, Bodleian Libraries, Petworth House and Park, and Hollytrees Museum

🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/museum-moves-20-26-february-2026/

.@stannah-stairlifts.bsky.social, has launched a new commercial website that makes it easier for construction professionals to find the right lift solution.

https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/new-stannah-lifts-website-streamlines-product-selection/

"Visiting the site and walking the exact path the visitor takes is the only way to design an effective guide."

ATS Heritage explains how digital guides work best for castles.

https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/why-castles-demand-a-different-digital-strategy/

30 year old displays transformed in Derby museum redevelopment Museum opens new Unearthed gallery this week after £250,000National Lottery Heritage Fund grant

News | 30 year old displays “long overdue an update” transformed in Derby museum redevelopment 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/30-year-old-displays-transformed-in-derby-museum-redevelopment/

‘Castle Man’: Alan Carr buys £3m Scottish Borders castle for restoration Comedian to document 18th Century castle’s restoration as part of upcoming Disney+ series

News | Alan Carr buys £3m Scottish Borders castle for restoration

The comedian is to document 18th Century castle’s restoration as part of upcoming Disney+ series

🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/castle-man-alan-carr-buys-3m-scottish-borders-castle-for-restoration/

Art UK appoints gov.uk designer as new Chair Former GOV.UK design director to lead art education charity as it reaches one million artworks and celebrates 10th anniversary.

News | Art UK appoints gov.uk designer as new Chair 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/art-uk-appoints-gov-uk-designer-as-new-chair/

Durham County Council transfers roman fort to new management  Transfer expected to create £15,000 saving for council and new visitor facilities, with site opening by summer.

News | The transfer is expected to create £15,000 annual savings for the council and new visitor facilities, with site opening by summer.

🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/durham-county-council-transfers-roman-fort-to-new-management/

Chris Mathers, Mather & Co CEO explores which should come first, the architect or the museum designer?

https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/architect-or-museum-designer-which-one-first/

News | How the V&A acquired YouTube’s first ever upload for its collection 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/how-the-va-acquired-youtubes-first-ever-upload-for-its-collection/

News | British Museum denies bowing to pressure over Palestine labelling 🔗 https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/british-museum-denies-bowing-to-pressure-over-palestine-labelling/

Discover how Marcon Fit-Out delivered exhibition fit out for three galleries showcasing Iron Age log boat and Poole Pottery in Grade-listed buildings

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Heritage Fund invests £10m in seven UK places Investment includes £2.3m for Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street as part of Heritage Places initiative and funding for six other locations.

News | Heritage Fund invests £10m in seven UK places 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/heritage-fund-invests-10m-in-seven-uk-places/

Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, Cowshed Projects.

Cowshed Projects offers bespoke project management for both the user and supplier within permanent exhibition, experience and leisure fit out sector.

Find out more: https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/directory/cowshed-projects/

"Museums are often asked to justify themselves in economic terms. Visitor numbers. Regeneration impact. Tourism spend. Those things matter, but they are not the whole story" writes Sara Wajid, co-CEO of Birmingham Museums Trust
🔗https://loom.ly/0yreO_k

News | English Heritage installs benches with chat sliders for parents 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/english-heritage-installs-benches-with-chat-sliders-for-parents/

Did you meet Rembrandt? ATS explains how a portrait from Buckland Abbey toured properties with curators, actor voicing Rembrandt, and slow-looking guidance in dark room

https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/meeting-rembrandt-a-multi-layered-audio-experience/

Shropshire council offers naming rights for local museum’s galleries Naming rights for local authority museum’s rooms, galleries and exhibitions put to local businesses

News | "Innovative and somewhat unusual": Shropshire council offers naming rights for local museum’s galleries 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/shropshire-council-offers-naming-rights-for-local-museums-galleries/

45,000 public donations help British Museum secure heart pendant £3.5m raised for gold pedant, with more than 10% from public donations

News | 45,000 public donations help @britishmuseum.bsky.social secure heart pendant 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/45000-public-donations-help-british-museum-secure-heart-pendant/

News | Louvre says crown damaged during heist can be fully restored 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/louvre-says-crown-damaged-during-heist-can-be-fully-restored/

News | English Heritage appoints new chair 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/english-heritage-appoints-new-chair/

News | Scaffolding to reveal HMS Victory areas unseen for 260 years https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/scaffolding-to-reveal-hms-victory-areas-unseen-for-260-years/

News | Rawr deal: Natural History Museum's Dippy to extend stay in Coventry 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/nations-favourite-dinosaur-dippy-extends-coventry-residency/

UK gallery sought for £635,000 Anne Damer dog sculpture  DCMS defers export licence until April, giving institutions time to raise the capital for the pioneering sculptor's terracotta work.

News | UK gallery sought for £635,000 Anne Damer dog sculpture https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/uk-gallery-sought-for-635000-anne-damer-dog-sculpture/