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Treasure Island: how the UK records buried treasure

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, December 4, 2017 — Culture

Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum    

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Treasure Act 1996, which became law on 24 September 1997. The British Museum has been working with museums across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to celebrate the Act, with those involved making a special effort to highlight Treasure finds through display and outreach events – known as…
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DCMS Wolfson: Bolton Museum ‘First Impressions’

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, January 17, 2017 — Culture

Head of Service, Bolton Library and Museum Services

Bolton Museum and Library
Bolton’s collection of ancient Egyptian material is significant and arguably one of the most important in a British local authority museum and totals around 12,000 objects from over 65 sites in Egypt. We are at an exciting and crucial point in our service’s development as we are about to embark on a capital project, funded…
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DCMS Wolfson: Arbeia Roman Fort

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, — Culture

Director of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

We are absolutely delighted to be one of the 39 museums and galleries in England and one of the only two in the North East to receive funding from DCMS/Wolfson Museum and Galleries Improvement Fund. The redevelopment project will help Arbeia Roman Fort to greatly improve our visitor offer as it will better connect the…
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DCMS Wolfson: Green light for the Royal Cornwall Museum

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, — Culture

Royal Cornwall Museum Director

As Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum I’m delighted that our application for the ‘Shining A Light On The Heritage of Cornwall’ project has been awarded a £50,000 grant. This project will see the full scale revamp of our museum’s lighting which we believe will help revitalise the Museum. This funding will be used to…
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The Museums Review – an update on our progress

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, December 1, 2016 — Culture

Author, The Mendoza Review: an independent review into museums in England

England’s museums are among the best in the world. We all have our favourites and love the variety and extraordinary quality of individual collections and the magnificent buildings that house them. Of course, it is the expertise and dedication of the staff and volunteers that bring those collections and places to life for the public.…
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60 years supporting UK culture

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, February 27, 2015 — Culture

Chief Executive of The Wolfson Foundation

As the Wolfson Foundation approaches its 60th anniversary, Chief Executive Paul Ramsbottom reflects on the support the foundation has provided museums and galleries across the country.  The grants, jointly funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Wolfson Foundation, are designed to fund renovation and improvement projects in museums and galleries, to increase access…
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