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Article: News Kids in Museums returns to the Royal Academy to celebrate ten years of family friendlinessTen years after founder Dea Birkett's family were asked to leave the Royal Academy, the Kids in Museums group returns there to celebrate ten years of progress.14 January 2013 -
Article: Preview BBC Stargazing Live returns with astronomical plans for UK museums and galleriesThe BBC's annual campaign to get people involved with astronomy, Stargazing Live, returns following the huge success of last year's campaign.07 January 2013 -
Article: Preview The Culture24 Guide to Art, Culture and Heritage membership schemes for Christmas and New YearGive the art or heritage lover in your life something they'll be able to really enjoy this year with this guide to museum, gallery and heritage membership schemes.14 December 2012 -
Article: News Charles Dickens Museum reopens after £3.1 million transformationTaking over its neighbouring house, the Doughty Street building where Charles Dickens once lived reopens to round off the bicentenary of his birth in style.05 December 2012 -
Article: Preview In Pictures: The V&A's new Furniture GalleryThe first gallery ever to unite the V&A's majestic furniture collection opens this weekend, featuring exhibits from across history and the world.29 November 2012 -
Article: News Pulp fiction: Jarvis Cocker launches "fantastic" new Wakefield One library and museumThe enigmatic singer and author was on hand to launch an impressive new centre in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield, complete with a museum and 60,000 books.14 November 2012 -
Article: News Emperor Penguins and Red Kite scoop top accolades in Wildlife Photographer of YearA dramatic underwater photo of Emperor Penguins and a striking photo of a kite are the two main winners in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.18 October 2012 -
Article: Preview Bagpuss illustrator Linda Birch shares her artistic journey at the Bowes MuseumLinda Birch is one of our top children's book illustrators with work on Bagpuss, Charlie and the Witch and Pogle's Wood. She shares her artistic journey at the Bowes Museum.04 October 2012 -
Article: Preview The Fry Art Gallery creates a Menagerie with paintings and prints of the natural worldArtist and printmaker Mark Hearld and the Fry Art Gallery's Iris Weaver picked out a safari of animals, birds and other beasties for the Fry Menagerie exhibition.03 October 2012 -
Article: Preview Natural History Museum's new Treasures gallery highlights exceptional objectsLondon's Natural History Museum will open a new permanent gallery in November showcasing 22 of the most exceptional objects from the museum's collection.25 September 2012 -
Article: Preview Central Park celebrates Ecology of Colour with Studio Weave Artlands building in DartfordSetting public art workshops within a park building made by an acclaimed young architectural team, a new project in the Kent town of Dartford features dye-based art.18 September 2012 -
Article: Preview "Unique" Google Web Lab takes power of the Internet to the Science MuseumAn eight-piece harmonious robotic orchestra and a real-time visualisation which groups and "categorises" visitors are among the highlights in a show hailing the power of the net.11 September 2012 -
Article: Preview The Culture24/7: Science and Nature brilliance for September 2012The British Science Festival and Brighton Digital Festival stand out in a packed month of science. Major shows at the Royal Observatory, in Bristol and in Nottingham also feature.03 September 2012 -
Article: Preview Royal Beasts recreates 600 years of exotic menageries at the Tower of LondonArtist Kendra Haste's show about the Tower of London's menagerie past features the nail-eating ostriches and fishing bears who once made it an imposing fortress.24 August 2012 -
Article: News in Brief iPad Tours launched at Penrhyn Castle in Wales uncover secrets from the site's historySpecially-created electronic tours of the historic property and its grounds will shed light on some of the more unusual aspects of the Penrhyn story.23 August 2012 -
Article: Preview Free entry to heritage sites across Scotland: Top Picks for Doors Open Days 2012Every September built heritage sites around Scotland open their doors to the public for free. Here are some of our recommendations for this year.17 August 2012 -
Article: Preview British Library's Wonderlands Festival delivers bank holiday bonanza of children's literatureMichael Rosen, Michael Morpurgo, Julia Donaldson and Anthony Browne lead a stellar cast of children's authors for the Wonderlands festival of children's literature.16 August 2012 -
Article: Preview The Culture24/7: Top Picks for Heritage Open Days 2012Heritage Open Days returns this September with more than 4,500 sites offering free entry to visitors. Start planning your weekend by taking a look at some of our favourites.16 August 2012 -
Article: News in Brief Mammoths and other Ice Age animals invade Creswell Craggs in new sensory play areaCreswell Craggs is turning its attention to younger visitors with a series of sensory play objects and improvements that will improve the visitor experience for kids.08 August 2012 -
Article: News Northamptonshire's Global Footprint shoe-fest hitches ride as Coventry's Lady Godiva AwakesNorthamptonshire's boot and shoe heritage is being celebrated with a series of art events, beginning with the booting of Coventry's Cultural Olympiad Godiva Awakes.31 July 2012 -
Article: Preview It's Viking heaven at York's Jorvik as Valhalla goes in search of dead NorsemenJorvik's Valhalla exhibition brings together key Viking burial findings and explores the latest archaeological research techniques to tell us more about our Norse forebears.22 July 2012 -
Article: Preview Dark Age Discovery tells the story of hoards at Stoke's Potteries Museum and Art GalleryMore than 200 ancient artefacts feature in a major display as part of efforts to reveal more about the Staffordshire Hoard by its owners in Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham.20 July 2012 -
Article: Feature Walking with the Wild Things: Exploring Cornwall’s beautiful Luxulyan ValleyJamie Maddison loses himself on a Romantic historical wander amdist the lush green Luxulyan Valley - part of the UNESCO Cornish Mining World Heritage site.20 July 2012 -
Article: News Coins cast continental clues as Harborough Museum shows Peatling Magna hoard to publicCoins from the Roman occupation of France and the Low Countries 2,000 years ago, found in a Leicestershire village in 2010, have gone on display at the Harborough Museum.18 July 2012 -
Article: News Crich Tramway Village unveils its "geatest challenge" - London United Tramways 159Crich Tramway Village is proudly displaying the results of the painstaking, seven-year restoration of an Edwardian tram that spent 55 years as a home.12 July 2012 -
Article: Feature Notes from the Novium: Star objects from Sussex's newest museumAs Chichester's new £7 million centre opens one of the finest collections of Roman artefacts in the country, see some star exhibits ranging from fertility dolls to Roman Baths.10 July 2012 -
Article: News Vampire kit and gun designed to face Tyrannosaurus Rex join the Royal ArmouriesA 19th century anti-Dracula kit containing a pistol, rosary beads and a set of stakes joins one of the most powerful rifles ever made as the Royal Armouries adds to its collections.09 July 2012 -
Article: News New £18.5 million visitor centre opens at Giant's Causeway in Northern IrelandThe impressive new visitor centre at the coastal World Heritage Site, which has taken two years to build, opens under the watchful eyes of local volunteers and supporters.03 July 2012 -
Article: News in Brief St Fagans National History Museum brings Tudor trader’s medieval home back to lifeA small late-medieval house from Haverfordwest is the latest building to be re-erected at the site in Cardiff, 30 years after it was originally dismantled.30 June 2012 -
Article: Feature Curator's Choice: Thinktank's Clara Lim on Wacky WheelsJust edging out a Hamster Wheel, the Exhibitions Manager at the huge new Science Garden in Birmingham explains why square wheels make for a surprisingly smooth ride.19 June 2012 -
Article: News Exeter's "magical" Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins Art Fund PrizeThe Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter, which reopened in 2011 following a £24 million transformation, has won the 2012 Art Fund Prize.19 June 2012 -
Article: Preview David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery exploring the fundamental material of woodThe wood and bronze sculptures of David Nash are currently enlivening the landscapes and glass houses of Kew Gardens with organic and abstract forms.11 June 2012 -
Article: Preview Thinktank Science Garden unleashes human-sized hamster wheels and elastic energyThree years in the making, the £2.8 million Science Garden opens in Birmingham as part of the first new park in the city for more than a century.08 June 2012 -
Article: News Haslemere Educational Museum scoops the 2012 Telegraph Family Friendly Museum AwardA museum in Surrey which has been making kids and family visits a top priority since it opened in 1888 has won the Daily Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award.31 May 2012 -
Article: News Victorian York revealed as Kirkgate enjoys £300,000 street spruce-upKirkgate, the recreation of a Victorian street created by York Castle Museum, will add a gun shop and an alleyway of impoverishment for visitors to wander through in a further reflection of the extremities of Victorian society.30 May 2012 -
Article: Preview Mice and coffins: Cambridge's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology reopensFollowing a £1.8 million refurbishment, Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - home to Maori trumpets, Benin bronzes and bricks from Babylon - has reopened to the public in style.29 May 2012 -
Article: News in Brief Northern Ireland nature reserve to come under community ownership in £512,000 dealA vital nature reserve in Drumnaph will expand to take in around 200 acres of land when it is taken over by a community group as part of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.29 May 2012 -
Article: Preview Rotunda Museum explores mega footprints of a region in Scarborough's Lost DinosaursThe area around Scarborough has a long history of dinosaur finds, but an exciting new exhibition ponders the big question: why have they led to so few bone discoveries?28 May 2012 -
Article: News National Army Museum displays Queen's wartime ATS uniform in Jubilee exhibitionThe National Army Museum is displaying the Queen’s ATS Brigadier uniform as part of a Jubilee exhibition surveying the wider role of the Monarch and the armed services.23 May 2012 -
Article: News Feel like you're flying in the wind: National Trust launches 50 Things to do Before You're 11¾Overseen by five "Elite Rangers" going by names including The Bug Catcher and Den Boy, the Trust launches a new scheme to get kids playing in the great outdoors.16 April 2012 -
Article: News Somerset Routes launches online "tube map" taking daytrippers across county's beauty spotsA guide linking people with some of the best places to go across Somerset has made the most of its success by launching a new website for visitors to plan their adventures.04 April 2012 -
Article: Feature Culture for kids without the boring bits: How to get the best out of a museum or heritage visitA trip to a museum, gallery, heritage site or garden, can elicit moans and groans from your kids but there are ways to overcome any opposition and have a day out that all the family can enjoy.
