Tennis will be in the news a lot over the next few weeks, and for those who don’t cram into the site to watch a match in person, you can go on a guided tour of Wimbledon grounds. As thousands upon thousands of people throng to Wimbledon 2022, this year is also a special one … Read more
When underground music features in a museum exhibition it’s either come of age, or become a historic relic, and this new exhibition at the Museum of London looks at both aspects of the grime scene and its roots in east London. Co-curated by one of grime’s early documentarians, Roony ‘Risky’ Keefe, the display features a … Read more
A fresh consultation has opened to decide what to do with the Museum of London site when the museum moves out to its new home in Smithfields. The ideas are pretty much a refinement of the proposals shown off last year, that the roundabout is removed and the area is redeveloped with three office blocks … Read more
The Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance (ACCA) will host the 13th Annual Museum Days Weekend throughout Clinton County, on June 18th and 19th, 2022, inviting visitors and residents to explore the area’s wealth of museums, galleries, and cultural organizations. For two days (with a couple of exceptions as noted), from 10 am to 4 pm, participating … Read more
The New York State Legislature passed A.9710 / S.8934 “An act in relation to conducting a study of public and private museums in New York state,” unanimously in the Assembly on May 24th and in the Senate on June 2nd. “This bill will make a difference to every museum in the state regardless of budget … Read more
The Hong Kong Palace Museum, a local version of the Beijing museum of the same name, will open its doors on July 2, 2022, showcasing Chinese relics and exhibits next to the Kowloon waterfront. Hong Kong’s Palace Museum. Photo: Lea Mok / HKFP. The Hong Kong Palace Museum, located in the West Kowloon Cultural District, … Read more
As the Head of State, the Queen’s head appears on our currency, and a new exhibition looks at how that head was designed for the first coins of the second Elizabeth age. The designer of the first coins was Mary Gillick, and when her appointment was announced, the choice of a female artist in her … Read more
The director of the Florence Nightingale Museum has said fighting to reopen after the pandemic has been an “emotional roller-coaster”. The London museum celebrating the most famous figure in nursing history will open again on May 12. It marks the 202nd anniversary of her birth and International Nurses’ Day. Florence Nightingale is projected on the … Read more
The Old Operating Theater Museum is a museum of surgical history housed in a church attic. Yes, there is so much about that sentence that needs explaining! The Museum has two parts: the Herb Garret and the oldest surviving operating theater in Europe. © Old Operating Theater Museum Anniversaries This London Bridge attraction has been … Read more
Dippy the Dinosaur has returned to the Natural History Museum as part of a new installation following a four-year tour of the UK. The 85ft-long (26m) plaster cast of a diplodocus skeleton was first put on display in the London museum in 1905. The new installation, Dippy Returns: The Nation’s Favorite Dinosaur, will be on … Read more