Museums + Heritage
@museumsandheritage.com
Organisers of sector events, Museums + Heritage Show and Awards, and publishers of Museums + Heritage Advisor. Known simply as M+H, we are at the centre of connecting the world of museums, galleries and heritage attractions
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News | Manchester’s Portico Library secures £6.4m for project to reopen century-old floors https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/manchesters-portico-library-secures-6-4m-for-project-to-reopen-century-old-floors/
September 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
News | Manchester’s Portico Library secures £6.4m for project to reopen century-old floors https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/manchesters-portico-library-secures-6-4m-for-project-to-reopen-century-old-floors/
News | First look inside Natural History Museum gallery reopening after 80 years https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/first-look-inside-natural-history-museum-gallery-reopening-after-80-years/
September 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
News | First look inside Natural History Museum gallery reopening after 80 years https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/first-look-inside-natural-history-museum-gallery-reopening-after-80-years/
"We were hopeful as it’s an amazing project but never expected to win. I know everyone says that, but we were up against some big projects ... It allows us to have conversations with funders and say ‘this is award-winning’."
Read the full story: https://loom.ly/j8Ok-b0
Read the full story: https://loom.ly/j8Ok-b0
Young people in charge: How Bradford digital creatives won Best Use of Digital
Bradford Digital Creatives shows how co-creation with young people and artists became a winning formula for digital engagement
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September 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"We were hopeful as it’s an amazing project but never expected to win. I know everyone says that, but we were up against some big projects ... It allows us to have conversations with funders and say ‘this is award-winning’."
Read the full story: https://loom.ly/j8Ok-b0
Read the full story: https://loom.ly/j8Ok-b0
News | Europol report warns more violent museum thefts may point to illicit networks using 'criminals-for-hire'
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/europol-violent-museum-thefts-may-point-to-new-criminal-networks/
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/europol-violent-museum-thefts-may-point-to-new-criminal-networks/
September 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
News | Europol report warns more violent museum thefts may point to illicit networks using 'criminals-for-hire'
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/europol-violent-museum-thefts-may-point-to-new-criminal-networks/
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/europol-violent-museum-thefts-may-point-to-new-criminal-networks/
JOB POST ALERT
Role: Stonehenge Volunteer Manager, @englishheritage.bsky.social
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I6H26vY
Role: Stonehenge Volunteer Manager, @englishheritage.bsky.social
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I6H26vY
September 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
JOB POST ALERT
Role: Stonehenge Volunteer Manager, @englishheritage.bsky.social
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I6H26vY
Role: Stonehenge Volunteer Manager, @englishheritage.bsky.social
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I6H26vY
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, Aetopia.
Aetopia helps museums, archives, libraries, galleries and heritage organisation manage, control and redact sensitive and valuable digital content.
Find out more here: https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/directory/aetopia/
Aetopia helps museums, archives, libraries, galleries and heritage organisation manage, control and redact sensitive and valuable digital content.
Find out more here: https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/directory/aetopia/
September 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, Aetopia.
Aetopia helps museums, archives, libraries, galleries and heritage organisation manage, control and redact sensitive and valuable digital content.
Find out more here: https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/directory/aetopia/
Aetopia helps museums, archives, libraries, galleries and heritage organisation manage, control and redact sensitive and valuable digital content.
Find out more here: https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/directory/aetopia/
News | Paisley Museum sets new reopening date for 2027 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/paisley-museum-sets-new-reopening-date-for-2027/
September 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
News | Paisley Museum sets new reopening date for 2027 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/paisley-museum-sets-new-reopening-date-for-2027/
News | Modernist Wimbledon home added to National Trust portfolio. Parkside in Wimbledon, designed by architects Richard and Su Rogers, will open to the public this weekend. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/modernist-wimbledon-home-added-to-national-trust-portfolio/
September 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
News | Modernist Wimbledon home added to National Trust portfolio. Parkside in Wimbledon, designed by architects Richard and Su Rogers, will open to the public this weekend. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/modernist-wimbledon-home-added-to-national-trust-portfolio/
How can a museum visit stay with families long after they leave?
Learn how CAP.CO is using adventure play to help children build confidence, curiosity and a deeper connection to museum stories.
🔗 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/YrFMCnc
Learn how CAP.CO is using adventure play to help children build confidence, curiosity and a deeper connection to museum stories.
🔗 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/YrFMCnc
September 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
How can a museum visit stay with families long after they leave?
Learn how CAP.CO is using adventure play to help children build confidence, curiosity and a deeper connection to museum stories.
🔗 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/YrFMCnc
Learn how CAP.CO is using adventure play to help children build confidence, curiosity and a deeper connection to museum stories.
🔗 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/YrFMCnc
News | National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out its 2026-29 delivery plan, pledging over £1.4bn including £20m for young people and £130m for at-risk heritage. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/national-lottery-heritage-fund-sets-out-1-4bn-three-year-plan/
September 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
News | National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out its 2026-29 delivery plan, pledging over £1.4bn including £20m for young people and £130m for at-risk heritage. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/national-lottery-heritage-fund-sets-out-1-4bn-three-year-plan/
Take a first look at some of the fantastic exhibitors already confirmed for the Museums + Heritage Show 2027.
🔔 This is the final month to secure your stand at our early-bird rates.
Explore next year’s floor plan to see the full exhibitor list and book your space today: https://loom.ly/ytly30E
🔔 This is the final month to secure your stand at our early-bird rates.
Explore next year’s floor plan to see the full exhibitor list and book your space today: https://loom.ly/ytly30E
September 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Take a first look at some of the fantastic exhibitors already confirmed for the Museums + Heritage Show 2027.
🔔 This is the final month to secure your stand at our early-bird rates.
Explore next year’s floor plan to see the full exhibitor list and book your space today: https://loom.ly/ytly30E
🔔 This is the final month to secure your stand at our early-bird rates.
Explore next year’s floor plan to see the full exhibitor list and book your space today: https://loom.ly/ytly30E
‘Set-jetting’ trend drives young visitor boost at at @nationaltrust.org.uk 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/set-jetting-trend-drives-young-visitor-boost-at-at-national-trust/
September 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
‘Set-jetting’ trend drives young visitor boost at at @nationaltrust.org.uk 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/set-jetting-trend-drives-young-visitor-boost-at-at-national-trust/
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, System Simulation – specialist collections management and digital asset systems for museums, archives and heritage institutions.
🔗 Find out more here: https://loom.ly/YUMJjEM
🔗 Find out more here: https://loom.ly/YUMJjEM
September 3, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, System Simulation – specialist collections management and digital asset systems for museums, archives and heritage institutions.
🔗 Find out more here: https://loom.ly/YUMJjEM
🔗 Find out more here: https://loom.ly/YUMJjEM
News | Taskmaster's upcoming contestants improvise museum tours at London Museum of Water & Steam 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/taskmaster-contestants-turn-tour-guides-at-london-museum-of-water-steam/
September 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
News | Taskmaster's upcoming contestants improvise museum tours at London Museum of Water & Steam 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/taskmaster-contestants-turn-tour-guides-at-london-museum-of-water-steam/
“It was such an honour to win the award [...] , it’s a massive team effort, and this really justified the years of hard work”
Steve Burgess, Head of Exhibitions at The National Archives, shares the story behind the winning show at M+H Awards 2026.
🔗 Read it here: https://loom.ly/khOtm5o
Steve Burgess, Head of Exhibitions at The National Archives, shares the story behind the winning show at M+H Awards 2026.
🔗 Read it here: https://loom.ly/khOtm5o
Spies and their histories, a winning formula for The National Archives
Volunteer awarded Museums + Heritage Award's 'Volunteer of the Year Award for time taken to recover, name by name, a previously lost history
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September 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
“It was such an honour to win the award [...] , it’s a massive team effort, and this really justified the years of hard work”
Steve Burgess, Head of Exhibitions at The National Archives, shares the story behind the winning show at M+H Awards 2026.
🔗 Read it here: https://loom.ly/khOtm5o
Steve Burgess, Head of Exhibitions at The National Archives, shares the story behind the winning show at M+H Awards 2026.
🔗 Read it here: https://loom.ly/khOtm5o
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, Gemini Data Loggers (Tinytag).
Tinytag data loggers are an effective and reliable solution to monitoring environmental conditions in museums, archives and heritage sites.
Find out more here: https://loom.ly/ffE-gHk
Tinytag data loggers are an effective and reliable solution to monitoring environmental conditions in museums, archives and heritage sites.
Find out more here: https://loom.ly/ffE-gHk
August 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, Gemini Data Loggers (Tinytag).
Tinytag data loggers are an effective and reliable solution to monitoring environmental conditions in museums, archives and heritage sites.
Find out more here: https://loom.ly/ffE-gHk
Tinytag data loggers are an effective and reliable solution to monitoring environmental conditions in museums, archives and heritage sites.
Find out more here: https://loom.ly/ffE-gHk
News | Kew gardens reduces fossil fuel consumption by 22% in one year 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/kew-gardens-reduces-fossil-fuel-consumption-by-22-in-one-year/
August 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM
News | Kew gardens reduces fossil fuel consumption by 22% in one year 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/kew-gardens-reduces-fossil-fuel-consumption-by-22-in-one-year/
News | Opening date set for Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum
🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/opening-date-set-for-football-museum-of-wales-and-wrexham-museum/
🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/opening-date-set-for-football-museum-of-wales-and-wrexham-museum/
August 25, 2026 at 12:18 PM
News | Opening date set for Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum
🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/opening-date-set-for-football-museum-of-wales-and-wrexham-museum/
🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/opening-date-set-for-football-museum-of-wales-and-wrexham-museum/
✨ Museums + Heritage returns to Olympia London in May 2027 ✨
Exhibitor stands are booking fast, with over 60% already reserved.
See who’s exhibiting and secure your place here: https://loom.ly/LvMwisg
Exhibitor stands are booking fast, with over 60% already reserved.
See who’s exhibiting and secure your place here: https://loom.ly/LvMwisg
August 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
✨ Museums + Heritage returns to Olympia London in May 2027 ✨
Exhibitor stands are booking fast, with over 60% already reserved.
See who’s exhibiting and secure your place here: https://loom.ly/LvMwisg
Exhibitor stands are booking fast, with over 60% already reserved.
See who’s exhibiting and secure your place here: https://loom.ly/LvMwisg
Can technology make visitor engagement feel more personal?
Explore how Ailias’ multilingual digital humans are helping visitors follow their curiosity and access museum expertise in new ways.
🔗 Read the full article: https://loom.ly/LwM6pgE
Explore how Ailias’ multilingual digital humans are helping visitors follow their curiosity and access museum expertise in new ways.
🔗 Read the full article: https://loom.ly/LwM6pgE
August 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Can technology make visitor engagement feel more personal?
Explore how Ailias’ multilingual digital humans are helping visitors follow their curiosity and access museum expertise in new ways.
🔗 Read the full article: https://loom.ly/LwM6pgE
Explore how Ailias’ multilingual digital humans are helping visitors follow their curiosity and access museum expertise in new ways.
🔗 Read the full article: https://loom.ly/LwM6pgE
News | V&A workers vote to strike over pay and conditions 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/va-workers-vote-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions/
V&A workers vote to strike over pay and conditions
PCS demands Real Living Wage accreditation, 1.5x Bank Holiday pay and cross-site 30-degree gallery closure policy.
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August 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
News | V&A workers vote to strike over pay and conditions 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/va-workers-vote-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions/
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, TM Lighting, the leading specialist in art lighting.
Using its own British designed and manufactured products, it provides tailored solutions to an international client base including galleries, museums and more.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I2AvsIs
Using its own British designed and manufactured products, it provides tailored solutions to an international client base including galleries, museums and more.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I2AvsIs
August 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Don't miss this week's specialist supplier, TM Lighting, the leading specialist in art lighting.
Using its own British designed and manufactured products, it provides tailored solutions to an international client base including galleries, museums and more.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I2AvsIs
Using its own British designed and manufactured products, it provides tailored solutions to an international client base including galleries, museums and more.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/I2AvsIs
News | The Natural History Museum is reopening a gallery closed since 1943, showcasing the evolving relationship between humans and nature through 50 objects. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/natural-history-museum-to-reopen-gallery-closed-since-war-world-ii/
August 19, 2026 at 10:09 AM
News | The Natural History Museum is reopening a gallery closed since 1943, showcasing the evolving relationship between humans and nature through 50 objects. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/natural-history-museum-to-reopen-gallery-closed-since-war-world-ii/
News | ‘Royal Navy Museums: Royal Marines Experience’ sets opening date at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/15m-royal-marines-experience-reveals-opening-date/
August 19, 2026 at 8:38 AM
News | ‘Royal Navy Museums: Royal Marines Experience’ sets opening date at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/15m-royal-marines-experience-reveals-opening-date/
News | English Heritage will replace dropped ice creams free of charge at 18 of its sites throughout August, in a summer promotion it has branded “Ice Cream Splat Insurance”. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/english-heritage-to-replace-dropped-ice-creams-as-68-too-polite-to-ask/
August 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
News | English Heritage will replace dropped ice creams free of charge at 18 of its sites throughout August, in a summer promotion it has branded “Ice Cream Splat Insurance”. 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/english-heritage-to-replace-dropped-ice-creams-as-68-too-polite-to-ask/