The 2011 New Year Honours List has been published, and figures in the museum and heritage sector are well represented, although no new Knights nor Dames were awarded in this particular list. Leading...
The Japanese firm Saana, led by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa has been awarded one of architecture's highest honours, the Pritzker Prize. The prize and $100,000 is given annually in New York by...
Mark Jones, 58, Director of London's Victoria & Albert Museum since 2001, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's New Year's honours list. He received the honour for services to the arts. Under...
Over the years some smaller museum and heritage organisations have put together audio tours without the help and guidance of the audio guide companies. What they lack in technical resources and...
Will Gompertz, Director of Tate Media is leaving the gallery to join the BBC in new high level position. The post, said to be on a par with those held by Nick Robinson (politics) and Robert Peston...
Arts Council England has announced the members of its new Executive Board – the streamlined national leadership team that will lead the re-structured organisation from April 2010. The nine-strong...
Member of V&A Learning Team to Move to British Museum Stuart Frost, an experienced member of the V&A's Learning and Interpretation Team, is moving across London to join the British Museum in...
Royal Armouries, the national museum of arms and armour, has appointed two highly-respected professionals to head its new management team. Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley, a former commander of...
Northeast Gallery Welcomes Second Director in July Kate Brindley has been appointed as mima’s new Director. Kate will be the second director to lead Middlesbrough's internationally renowned gallery,...
English Heritage's First Female Chair is Appointed Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has announced the appointment of Baroness Kay Andrews as the new Chair of English Heritage. Baroness Andrews was...
Proportion>London have announced the acquisition of BODYLINE, the specialist display mannequin, wig and renovation company, which they bought out of receivership in late April. Already a...
Natural History Museum New Home for Group Dr Michael Dixon, director of the Natural History Museum in London, is the new Chair of the National Museum Director's Conference. The organisation...
Achim Borchardt-Hume Appointed Chief Curator Dr Achim Borchardt-Hume joins the Whitechapel Gallery in this newly created role at an important time in the Gallery's one hundred year history. The...
Two Leaders Working in Museums Become Dames Dr. Rosalind Joy Savill, CBE, has been appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours List. Dr Savill has been...
Appointment of New Minister in Charge of Arts and Heritage in UK Barbara Follett has been the MP for Stevenage since May 1997. She is also Minister for the East of England. In Prime Minister Gordon...
Will Take Office as Museum's Ninth Director in 2009 The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that Thomas P. Campbell – an accomplished curator with a specialty in European tapestry who has...
Director of Compton Verney Moves to Work with Saumarez Smith Again The Royal Academy of Arts in London has announced the appointment of Kathleen Soriano as its new Director of Exhibitions, replacing...
The first director of The Hepworth Wakefield, the city’s prestigious new art gallery which is due to open in 2010, has been announced as Simon Wallis. Simon, who was Director of the Chisenhale...
