A watercolour painting by one of Britain's best-loved artists has returned to the location where it was originally painted.
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Hundreds of schoolchildren in England were brought together today with the first black person to solo circumnavigate the world; the Minister for Culture; the Leader of the House of Lords and others to discuss the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade via video conference. Organised by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, this event will use 21st century technology to explore an over 200 year old issue.
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Alan Johnson's announcement of a National Year of Reading in 2008, reported at the launch of the Every Parent Matters document, is welcomed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), which pledges support to mobilising public libraries' expertise in actively promoting reading and reaching out to communities.
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This country's museums, libraries and archives have a very significant role to play in relation to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, Museums, Libraries And Archives Council Chairman Mark Wood said today. And Mr Wood expressed his deep concern over the government's decision to divert further funding away from the cultural sector to meet costs associated with the Games.
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London Museums are gathered together with MPs, peers and local councillors for a unique event at The Foundling Museum in Bloomsbury today. Hailed by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in his speech about the achievements of the cultural sector over the last decade, the event showcased the investment which Renaissance, the Government's programme for regional museums, has brought to the Capital, and set out the vision for what the programme can achieve if funding is continued beyond 2008.
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The Campaign for Learning has today announced the winners of the 2006 'Best Family Learning Week Event' held in a museum and library, sponsored by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The prestigious awards will be presented at the National Family Learning Week Conference at the QEII Conference Centre in London.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech on the importance of arts and culture to Britain, given this morning at Tate Modern is welcomed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), the lead strategic body for museums, libraries and archives.
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A consultation document A Blueprint for Excellence - Public Libraries 2008-2011, to be published by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) today, marks the beginning of a process for improvement and innovation in England's public library service.
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Culture Minister, David Lammy, has placed a temporary export bar on a 'jadeite' Neolithic axe-head that once formed part of the collection of one of the fathers of British archaeology. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the axe-head, which dates from before 4000 BC, in the United Kingdom.
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The museums, libraries and archives sector can play a significant role in the revival of local democracy, says a report recently published by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) in response to Sustainable and Prosperous Communities the local government White Paper.
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The new book Museums and Art Galleries: Making Existing Buildings Accessible, published by RIBA and the Centre for Accessible Environments, confronts significant dilemmas faced by architects and their clients in making historic buildings more inclusive in response to contemporary access standards and regulations.
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The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) formed a partnership with Creative & Cultural Skills in 2005 to work jointly on initiatives to improve education and skills for the cultural heritage sector.
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