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Kids in Museums reveals teenagers' film and Family Friendly Museum Award longlist

The campaign to improve experiences for families in museums has released a new film made by teenagers and details of its annual Family Friendly Award longlist.

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Glasgow's Riverside Museum wins European Museum of the Year 2013

Glasgow's museum of transport and travel has beaten 40 rivals from across Europe to a prestigious international prize.

Museums at Night 2013: Venues and visitors reflect on a successful weekend

From Somerset to Cumbria, we look back at some of the reaction to more than 500 events held for Museums at Night 2013, including appearances by leading artists.

Museums at Night Report: An audience with Queen Victoria at Leighton House

Those Victorians knew how to party...Ruth Hazard has a brush with Queen Victoria during an immersive Museums at Night at Lord Leighton's opulent gaff, Leighton House.

Museums at Night Report: A twilight tour of the second motte of Lewes Castle

Museums at Night wouldn't be complete without a night-time tour of a medieval castle. Lewes Castle in East Sussex duly obliged, Culture24's Jenni Davdson went along for the ride.

Museums at Night Report: LightNight, Liverpool's city-wide spree of late night culture

Ben Miller reports from Liverpool where the city's Light Night reveals how a festival can really galvanise a city's imaginative after-hours culture.

Museums at Night Report: A Victorian Delight at London's 18 Stafford Terrace

Museums at Night created a rare chance to sneak inside a 19th century London house, complete with waiting Victorian residents. Richard Moss went to take a look.

Winners of the Museums and Heritage Excellence Awards 2013 announced

The winners of the 2013 Museums and Heritage Excellence Awards were announced last night, May 15, in London at a gala dinner hosted by comedian Sue Perkins.

Museums at Night Report: Behind the scenes at the Faber and Faber Archive

Ruth Hazard joins five lucky Museums at Night competition winners who visited the fabled Faber Archive in Bloomsbury for literary tales, readings and rare manuscripts.

Oldest surviving English grand piano to play again at Duke of Wellington's Apsley House

Owned by the Duke of Wellington in the magnificent Hyde Park house he lived in after Waterloo, Americus Backers' 241-year-old grand piano has gone on public view.

National Railway Museum makes final touches to magnificent Dominion of Canada train

Organisers in York say the painstaking process of adding lettering to the side of a 1930s locomotive from Canada is the culmination of a "labour of love".

Enid Blyton: Mystery, Magic and Midnight Feasts at Seven Stories in Newcastle

Revisit the adventures of the Famous Five, the Secret Seven and lose yourself in the fantastical world of The Magic Faraway Tree at this family-friendly exhibition.

First past the chequered flag: Silverstone qualifies for Heritage Lottery Fund support

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced initial support worth £68 million for six major projects in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

National Maritime Museum to open new Nelson gallery for Trafalgar Day, October 21 2013

A major new gallery celebrating the life of Admiral Lord Nelson and his influence on the Royal Navy and British society during the 18th century is to open in October 2013.

Rustless: Harry Brearley and the Impact of Stainless on Everyday Life at Kelham Island

A century after Harry Brearley hit upon the formula for "rustless" steel, a renamed room and two displays at Kelham Island Museum honour the Sheffield lad's achievements.

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