UK Honours List: V&A deputy Tim Reeve among museum professionals recognised.
Other recipients of King's Birthday Honours include Camilla Hampshire, former head of Royal Albert Memorial Museum

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2025/06/kings-birthday-honours-va-deputy-tim-reeve-among-museum-professionals-recognised/# #museums #UKMuseums

History of Science Museum

Visit the History of Science Museum in Oxford to explore its fascinating collection of scientific instruments and exhibits.

Oxford Travel Tours

Why should I queue to see the dinosaurs? It’s time foreigners paid to get into our museums.

Millions visit our country every year and enjoy our paintings, sculptures and stuffed dodos for free – we need a Trumpian solution

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/08/its-time-foreigners-paid-to-get-into-our-museums/ #museums #UKMuseums

It’s time foreigners paid to get into our museums

Millions visit our country every year and enjoy our paintings, sculptures and stuffed dodos for free – we need a Trumpian solution

The Telegraph

@carolski @3janeTA my favourite is https://www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/ extremely local and extremely tiny.

Special mention to https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/booth-museum-of-natural-history/

I'm very sad that the Walter Potter museum in Bramber closed, it was a highlight of my childhood https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Potter

#uk #UKmuseums #museum #taxidermy

Haslemere Museum

Museum Data Service will revolutionise access to the UK's cultural heritage | Art UK

Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK. Featuring over 300,000 artworks by over 50,000 artists.

Research into admissions pricing policy in museums and its impact

One of the main aspects of the project is this survey of museums – and we are keen for as many museums as possible (of ALL types) across the UK to respond to the survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/admissionsresearch2023 #museums #UKMuseums #UK

Research about admissions pricing policy in museums

Survey of museums about their experiences of admissions pricing and its impact.

Huge savings for UK museums as Valuation Office changes how business rates are calculated.

But appeals against current valuations must be lodged by 31 March.

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2023/02/huge-savings-for-museums-as-valuation-office-changes-how-business-rates-are-calculated/

#museums #UKMuseums

Huge savings for museums as Valuation Office changes how business rates are calculated - Museums Association

But appeals against current valuations must be lodged by 31 March

Museums Association

Nine in 10 heritage organisations fear for their future due to cost of living crisis.

Survey shows that 44% have made redundancies.

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2023/01/nine-in-10-heritage-sites-fear-for-their-future-due-to-cost-of-living-crisis/ #museums #UKMuseums #heritage #CostOfLivingCrisis

Nine in 10 heritage sites fear for their future due to cost of living crisis - Museums Association

Survey shows that 44% of sites have made redundancies and more than a third have reduced opening hours

Museums Association

UK's Temporary suspension of the temperature requirement.

To support museums with rising energy costs throughout the winter months, Arts Council England has agreed, to suspend the minimum temperature requirement

https://aim-museums.co.uk/temporary-suspension-minimum-requirement-temperature/

#museums #UKMuseums #energybills

Temporary suspension of the minimum requirement for temperature - AIM - Association of Independent Museums

Arts Council England has agreed, with DCMS, to suspend the minimum temperature requirement within the Government Indemnity Scheme until 31 March

AIM - Association of Independent Museums
UK Museums invited to list themselves on database for funded school trips | Hyundai programme will provide schools across UK with financial support for outings.
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2022/12/museums-invited-to-list-themselves-on-database-for-funded-school-trips/ #museums #UKMuseums #Schooltrips #Hyundai
Museums invited to list themselves on database for funded school trips - Museums Association

Hyundai programme will provide schools across UK with financial support for outings

Museums Association