Mark Liebenrood – museum history, art, art history.

The MGHG provides a platform for debate and contact among all those who seek to understand museums and galleries from historical and theoretical perspectives.

Reports  Fiona Candlin, Andrea Ballatore, Mark Liebenrood, Alexandra Poulovassilis, Peter Wood, George Wright, Maria Golovteeva, Helena Bonett (2025) Closed Museums and their Collections 2000-25: A su...

British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing

The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?

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Christopher Nolan's latest is a testament to the filmmaker’s solemn dedication to the hallowed tradition of filmmaking, but a movie still needs to add up to something you actually want to watch.

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

ALT: Brenda From Bristol: Not Another One! (Brexit)

Fu uno degli studiosi italiani più tradotti e conosciuti all'estero, per i suoi lavori sulle classi subalterne medievali e moderne: aveva 87 anni

Aveva 87 anni. Era famoso in tutto il mondo per le sue ricerche sulla stregoneria e le credenze popolari

From a darkly comic new novel to a gripping 1950s memoir – Katherine Rundell, Malala Yousafzai, Matt Haig and others appearing at Hay festival pick titles to tempt you

The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...

Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire

Can you find ten UK parliamentary constituencies on a map? Click inside for full marks.

Protecting what matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR

Hundreds of museums have closed in the UK since 2000. Some closures have led to the transfer of part or all of the collection to another museum which has later also closed, causing collections to m...

Hundreds of museums have closed in the UK since 2000. Some closures have led to the transfer of part or all of the collection to another museum which has later also closed, causing collections to m...

Which London Underground journey is faster? Test your tube knowledge!

Fears of widespread permanent closures of museums expressed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted our research to monitor closures and other museum behavior in 2021–2022. We wanted to unders....

Fears of widespread permanent closures of museums expressed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted our research to monitor closures and other museum behavior in 2021–2022. We wanted to unders....

The institution is offering a “voluntary exit scheme” for all employees and will be reducing its activities