We’d love for you to join us for an evening of discussion, insight, and celebration as the Mapping Museums Lab (Birkbeck, University of London) unveils its latest research on museum closure and collections disposal in the UK between 2000 and 2025. Come along to hear new findings, share ideas with colleagues from across the sector, and enjoy a friendly drinks reception afterwards 🥂 * Where (in person only): Birkbeck, Clore Management Centre, 27 Torrington Square * When: Monday 1 December 2025 from 6pm to 8pm GMT * Book your free place at MuseumClosureUK.eventbrite.com<https://museumclosureuk.eventbrite.com/> Project: Museum Closure in the UK 2000-2025 (Birkbeck / King’s College London) https://mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/museum-closure-in-the-uk-2000-2025/ Chair: Isabel Wilson, Interim Director for Museums, Arts Council England Speaker: Professor Fiona Candlin, Director of the Mapping Museums Lab, Birkbeck Respondent: Lord Neil Mendoza, Chairman Historic England