Museums

The Ampersand Hotel has a grand frontage.

Review: The Ampersand Hotel lives up to its enviable location

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

Credit: Lisa Ferguson

Family activities to do for £5 or less this May half-term

The best towns and cities for a Staycation including Liverpool

I visited the delight that was The Hague in the Netherlands, next door neighbour of Amsterdam - and a charming city full of history and culture that you need to visit. Picture: Isabella Boneham

Why you should visit the charming city next door to Amsterdam

The cover of the Forth Bridge Accident Book (Pic: City of Edinburgh Council/Capital Collections)

Accident book from 1880s reveals dangers workers faced building the Forth Bridge

Many parents are searching for ways to keep the kids entertained during the six-week holiday period - without having to break the bank

The top 10 tips for an affordable summer with the kids

The Cloud Gate sculpture, popularly known as the bean, with Chicago's skyline

‘I went to Chicago for five days and it was better than New York’

The gold aureus celebrating the conquest in AD 43 was uncovered among the ruins of a suburb five kilometres north of the archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region.

Roman coin plucked from ashes of Pompeii sells for thousands

An exceptionally rare Chinese box and cover from the 15th century Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owner’s death in 1967.

Old tin found in attic turns out to be Chinese Ming Dynasty treasure

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke

David Bowie archive featuring 80,000 items to be made public

The 10 british cities with top-rated cultural attractions

A few of the great day trips you can take from Kirkcaldy.

13 day trips from Kirkcaldy

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Gallery

Three Fife museums confirm re-opening dates

The financial support will breathe new life into Scotland's independent museums post lockdown

Scotland’s independent museums to benefit from £4m fund

Ian Gardner, director at Rosslyn Chapel Trust, makes the finishing touches ahead of the world-famous church reopening to visitors. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Scottish cultural venues open their doors as lockdown eases

Museums, galleries and heritage sites are among the visitor attractions in Scotland reopening from today (Wednesday, July 15).

by Neil McGrory, Local Democracy Reporter

Scotland looks set ot move into phase three of its lockdown strategy (Getty Images)

This is when Nicola Sturgeon’s next lockdown review is taking place - and when p...

This is what you need to know about Cineworld reopening (Photo: Shutterstock)

Cineworld announces plans to open all cinemas in July - here’s everything you ne...

Museums, libraries and other learning centres may temporarily be closed due to the ongoing UK lockdown - but this doesn’t mean that children have to miss out on educational experiences (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 9 educational activities you can do free online with the kids - from m...

Here's how to visit the Paris Catacombs and go on Disney theme park rides online

Kids get bored after just ten days of the summer holidays

Festivals of Museums seek legion of visitors to join in