DCMS has published performance indicators for DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in 2016/17. In 2016/17 there were 47.3 million visits to DCMS sponsored museums. This was a decline of 0.8% from 47.7 million in 2015/16. 47% of visits were made by overseas visitors The total self-generated income for …

From April 2019 Scottish Ministers will take on full responsibility for their national forests – meaning the Forestry Commission will remain in England only continuing to protect, improve and expand some of the country’s best-known landscapes, from the Forest of Dean to Northumberland’s Kielder Forest. The …

Culture24, in partnership with the Happy Museum Project, 64 Million Artists and Battersea Arts Centre, is seeking between ten and twenty museums, galleries or heritage organisations to work collaboratively to understand and create digital social purpose. The project is collaboratively funded by the participating organisations …

Facebook users can now raise money for causes they care about. Fundraisers must be over 18 and categories include education and community. To launch a fundraising campaign users can select the option from the drop down menu on mobile devices or they can visit facebook.com/fundraisers.

Icon [Alliance member] has launched a five-year strategy 2017-21. The strategy strongly emphasises the outward-facing, advocacy and influencing role of ICON. ICON will work in partnership to ensure that the voice of the conservation profession is heard in concert with others. The strategy supports raising standards …

Google Arts & Culture, a non-profit arm of Google that helps preserve and bring art, culture, history, and heritage to everyone through technology, has partnered with English Heritage[Alliance member] to bring their collections and buildings to a worldwide audience. In addition to the images, there are 360 …

Work has stated on vital repairs to the world’s first iron bridge, as English Heritage [Alliance member] revealed a €1m donation from German Hermann Reemtsma Foundation towards the £3.6m conservation project and launched a crowd-funding campaign to help save one of the wonders of the …

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Arts-based Learning fund is now accepting applications on a rolling basis. The overall purpose of the fund is to support arts organisations working with schools, colleges and other education environments to improve the evidence base for their work, so that they can do …

To celebrate its 130th anniversary year, Ecclesiastical insurance [Alliance sponsor] is sharing £130,000 between 130 different charities. Nominate your favourite charity and they will go into our prize draw to win £1,000. Nominations are open until midnight on 5 December. Why not nominate the Heritage Alliance?

The website www.2018-eych–uk.eu has now launched.  The primary role of the site is a diary that will be populated as people submit events for registration. Throughout Europe, each country participating in the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage will have a national co-ordinator who is responsible for …

The annual Ironbridge Lecture was given by Loyd Grossman, Chairman of the Heritage Alliance. Loyd explored how the seismic political events of recent years are, in part, the result of trends like globalisation, digital expressions of mass opinion and a disdain for elite expertise.

More than 350 National Lottery-funded heritage attractions across the UK are opening their doors or offering other treats or discounts for anyone arriving with a National Lottery ticket or scratch card from 11-17 December. Find out where you can visit.