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Image: View from Trafalgar Square through to St Vincent House left which is owned by the National Gallery and is the focus of a £750m transformation called Project Domani involving MICA Architects, Kengo Kuma and BDP Future Cities Forum is holding its discussion this November to look at how cities are expanding their cultural offers, in terms of new museum and exhibition openings as well as protecting their heritage for economic benefit and tourism. UK City of Culture 2029 sh

Image: courtesy the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Future Cities Forum has included the Lucas Museum of Art in Los Angeles as one of the entries into the 'International Museums' category, for its Winter Awards 2026. Guided by founders George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the Lucas Museum reflects their shared vision of an institution dedicated to the power of storytelling through images. George Lucas says his lifelong passion for collecting began when he bought his first artwor

Image: CGI of entrance to 516 Memphis Art Museum - courtesy Herzog & de Meuron Future Cities Forum has included the new Memphis Art Museum building on the shortlist in the 'International Museums' category of its Winter Awards 2026. This June the museum broke ground on a new home overlooking the Mississippi River in downtown Memphis. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron with archimania, the new campus will open on December 6, 2026, as Memphis Art Museum. The new home carries forward

Image: courtesy of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Future Cities Forum has included Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas in the 'International Museum' categories entries for its Winter Awards 2026, due to be judged by an all female panel this December. Crystal Bridges unites art, architecture, and nature to nurture wellbeing, connection, and a shared cultural spirit. This summer the museum opened 114,000 square feet of new galleries, studios, and spaces filled with art

Image: Naval Aviation Museum at Yeovilton, Somerset - which is part of the Royal Naval Museums Group - with a Sea Harrier foreground and Concorde behind Royal Naval Museums is seeking an Executive Director of Finance, Sustainability and Resources. The role is located in Portsmouth, with travel to other museum sites The working arrangements are hybrid working, with three days per week in Portsmouth Royal Naval Museums describes the role and context: 'Royal Navy Museums is ent