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The organisation that publishes the 24 Hour Museum and Show Me websites changed its name to Culture24 at a special celebratory event hosted by UK Secretary of State, James Purnell at the DCMS on November 26th 2007. Since the independent charity started publishing in 1999, online technologies have changed beyond recognition and we have consistently pioneered new approaches and fresh thinking to help benefit the sector. The new name reflects the fact that we are not just about museums - we're about arts, heritage, archives and libraries, too. It also marks the beginning of a period of change and improvement that will see our family of websites rebuilt, renamed and relaunched in spring 2008 using a new technical platform called the Integrated Architecture Project (IAP). The IAP is a joined-up approach to digital strategy, converging a range of developments into a single, coherent offer. The result will be a unified 'infrastructure' for creating, managing and sharing information. It is created in partnership with MDA, with the support of MLA, DCSF, ACE and VisitBritain. Once live, the IAP will provide a publishing system that will power a range of partner websites and enable data to be shared simply and quickly. For now though, although the organisation's name changes to Culture24, it's business as usual at www.24hourmuseum.org.uk and www.show.me.uk, where news, reviews and features continue to go live. The IAP is being built by System Simulation Ltd (SSL) and will be completed in Spring 2008. The first sites to go live will be the new Culture24 and Show Me websites. Followed by Engaging Places, the Subject Specialist Networks, Museums & Galleries Month and Untold London. ________________________________________________________________________ Jane Finnis Director, Culture24 Culture24 is the new name for the 24 Hour Museum - an independent charity who publish a family of websites including: www.24hourmuseum.org.uk www.show.me.uk www.icons.org.uk www.untoldlondon.org.uk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---