London

The Horniman Museum – ‘Utsavam: Music from India’

London has 250 museums and galleries including world famous national museums, 26 local authority services and a diverse range of independent specialist collections.

The 385 public libraries spread throughout the city are open for almost 16,000 hours every week, and the capital is home to nearly a third of all the UK’s archives, holding over 20,000 cubic metres of local authority records alone.

Croydon Healthy Living Hub

The library and Primary Care Trust in Croydon have been working together to improve health outcomes for the local community in

Museum of London Streetmuseum iPhone app

As part of the new Galleries of Modern London launch the Museum of London set aside a proportion of the budget to the...

Hands on Horniman

The Horniman Museum, in London, has developed a wide-ranging programme of community engagement with hands-on handling of the

Camden's refugee work placement

Camden's innovative Refugee Work Experience Placement programme has enabled refugees to gain skills that will help future...

Archive works with teacher trainees

A ongoing scheme that placed teacher trainees at the British Postal Museum and Archive (BPMA) has encouraged participants to look

Check out Westminster

How a “supermarket” style library service complete with check-in/check-out kiosks attracted local time-pressed office workers

Whitechapel Gallery transforms archive

After a refurbishment taking two years, The Whitechapel Gallery has reopened to the public with more space for exhibitions and an

Working Lives of the Thames Gateway

A project which has been recording the memories of workers in London’s Thames Gateway has been praised by participants,...

London's first low carbon library

The new Elm Park Library, which scooped a sustainable design and construction award in the Havering Business Awards, will be the

Docklands library at 'heart of buzzing town centre'

A library in the shape of an inverted pyramid will partly overhang the Canada Water basin in London.

Responsibilities transfer

From 1st October 2011, this site will not be updated, so please treat it as the static archive it is. This is because <a target="_Blank" href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a> has now taken over museums and libraries responsibilities. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/">The National Archives</a> has assumed responsibility for strategic leadership of the Archives sector. Arts Council responsibilities will also now include the Renaissance programme, Museum Accreditation, and Library Development, together with cultural property services such as Export Licensing and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The National Archives has assumed responsibility for providing strategic leadership to the archives sector and advising government on its development. The MLA is now winding down, with a skeleton staff remaining until May 2012 to complete the management of existing Renaissance contracts, complete outstanding financial and contractual arrangements and prepare for the appointment of a liquidator. This website will remain live until 31st March so that the public still has full access to the material on it – good practice case studies, toolkits, guidance and a range of other publications. Continue reading

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london archives
Nearly a third of all UK archives are in London, held by over 600 organisations. These archive collections encompass a vast variety of documents, photographs, maps, plans, film, sound recordings and objects, from funeral caskets to false teeth.
london libraries
There are 385 public libraries plus 23 mobile libraries in London, and they can be found right across the city. They are open for almost 16,000 hours every week; that’s 800,000 hours every year and 95% of Londoners live within a mile of a library.
london museums
London is home to 15 national museums, which have an international profile and dominate the sector in terms of size of collections, resources and visitor numbers. It is also home to 11 of the 62 museums (nearly 20%) holding Designated collections.
mla staff list
Staff at MLA are based in offices in Birmingham London and around the regions.