24 Hour Museum
Encyclopedia
Culture24, originally the 24 Hour Museum, is a British
charity which publishes two websites, Culture24 and Show Me, about visual culture and heritage in the United Kingdom
, as well as supplying data and support services to other cultural websites including Engaging Places.
It operates independently, and receives government funding.
, southern England
, and has ten employees. The Culture24 Director is Jane Finnis, who contributed a chapter to Learning to Live: Museums, young people and education and in March 2010 was named as one of 50 "Women to Watch" in the United Kingdom cultural and creative sectors by the Cultural Leadership Programme. The Culture24 Chairman is John Newbigin, who was named as one of Wired Magazine's top 100 people shaping the digital world in May 2010.
The charity was founded in 2001 as the 24 Hour Museum, when the website of the same name became an independent company.
The organisation changed its name to Culture24 in November 2007, and the website followed suit on 11 February 2009. Culture24 is a registered charity and is funded by the UK government Department for Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS) through the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
(MLA). and Arts Council England
(ACE).
Culture24 also administers Museums at Night (UK)
, the annual weekend of late openings at museums, galleries and heritage sites.
newsfeed.
Culture24 also runs a site for children, Show Me, which has online activities related to UK museums and galleries, including interactive games, quizzes and competitions. A section of the site contains guidance for parents and teachers about using online resources from museums and galleries.
In 2009, Culture24 was runner-up in the Nominet Trust Best Practice Challenge. The Culture24 suite of websites won the 2010 "best of the web" award (long lived category) at the Museums and the Web Conference. Culture24 is also listed as one of the Guardian
's top 100 essential websites, and one of the Sunday Times
' top 10 museum websites.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
charity which publishes two websites, Culture24 and Show Me, about visual culture and heritage in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, as well as supplying data and support services to other cultural websites including Engaging Places.
It operates independently, and receives government funding.
Organisation
Culture24 is based in BrightonBrighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and has ten employees. The Culture24 Director is Jane Finnis, who contributed a chapter to Learning to Live: Museums, young people and education and in March 2010 was named as one of 50 "Women to Watch" in the United Kingdom cultural and creative sectors by the Cultural Leadership Programme. The Culture24 Chairman is John Newbigin, who was named as one of Wired Magazine's top 100 people shaping the digital world in May 2010.
The charity was founded in 2001 as the 24 Hour Museum, when the website of the same name became an independent company.
The organisation changed its name to Culture24 in November 2007, and the website followed suit on 11 February 2009. Culture24 is a registered charity and is funded by the UK government Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, such as broadcasting and internet....
(DCMS) through the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is a non-departmental public body in England and a registered charity with a remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries and archives...
(MLA). and Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
(ACE).
Purpose
The MLA is working with Culture24 as one of its partners in furthering the council's digital agenda, specifically helping to deliver:Culture24 also administers Museums at Night (UK)
Museums at Night (UK)
Museums at Night is an annual weekend of late openings, sleepovers and special events taking place in museums, galleries, libraries, archive and heritage sites all over the UK. It is affiliated with the Nuit des Musées programme across Europe...
, the annual weekend of late openings at museums, galleries and heritage sites.
Websites
The main Culture24 website is a guide to museums, public galleries, libraries, archives, heritage sites and science centres. It has a database of over 4,400 cultural institutions, who are able to update the information about their activities. It features daily arts, museum, history and heritage news, and exhibition reviews. News stories are available as RSSRSS (file format)
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format...
newsfeed.
Culture24 also runs a site for children, Show Me, which has online activities related to UK museums and galleries, including interactive games, quizzes and competitions. A section of the site contains guidance for parents and teachers about using online resources from museums and galleries.
In 2009, Culture24 was runner-up in the Nominet Trust Best Practice Challenge. The Culture24 suite of websites won the 2010 "best of the web" award (long lived category) at the Museums and the Web Conference. Culture24 is also listed as one of the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
's top 100 essential websites, and one of the Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
' top 10 museum websites.