‘Political churn’ a barrier to cultural involvement in local decision making
Research highlights 'significant room for improvement' in how museums are supported and involved strategically in local cu…
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Birmingham Museums launches citizens’ jury
Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) has launched a Citizens' Jury that will see up to 30 randomly-selected local residents advise i…
Olympic venue among dozens of French museums in cyber attack
Around 40 French museums were affected by a ransomware attack over the weekend, according to news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP…
Horniman returns Warumungu artefacts to Australia
London's Horniman Museum & Gardens is to return 10 objects, including two wartilykirri (boomerangs) and a ngurrulumuru…
Brighton Museum to close for urgent repair work
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery will close for about a month this summer so urgent repair work can take place. The project is fund…
National Trust staff and members protest links to Barclays
National Trust staff, volunteers and members are leading a week of protests at 40 of the conservation charity’s locations, c…
Conservation bodies criticise axing of Stonehenge tunnel
Supporters of a controversial scheme to reroute a major road under Stonehenge have criticised the government's cancellation of…
Rare museum collections share £7.6m
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has split £7.6m between six rare museum collections covering pottery, sport, diving and a…
Plymouth museum enjoys ‘impressive’ rise in visitor numbers
The Box museum and art gallery in Plymouth is celebrating a "highly impressive" rise in visitor numbers. The Plymou…
Council green lights gallery revamp
Herefordshire Council has approved proposals for an £18.4m redevelopment of Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, adding a n…
Library and museum combine to secure long term future
Powys County Council has announced that Llandrindod library will be housed in the Radnorshire Museum so that the two organisations…
National Lottery Heritage Fund invests £5m in archives
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has committed to increasing funding fivefold for public access to archives over the next…
Science Museum ends sponsorship with Equinor
The Science Museum has confirmed its sponsorship deal with Norwegian oil and gas producer Equinor has ended. Equinor had sponsored…
Welsh Government earmarks £3.2m for museum repairs
The money comes from scrapping plans for a museum of north Wales and an anchor site for the National Contemporary Art Gallery…
History of Science Museum shares restoration plans
The History of Science Museum in Oxford has unveiled proposals to refurbish its building. The Grade I listed structure was complet…
Scottish galleries affirm ongoing Baillie Gifford sponsorship
National Galleries of Scotland (NSG) has put out a statement online saying will continue its relationship with sponsor Baillie Gif…
Commissioning fund for artists launches
Art Fund and the Jerwood Foundation have announced a new partnership to increase the support available for museums and galleries t…
Bristol science museum reopens after fire
Bristol's We The Curious science museum has reopened after being closed for more than two years following a fire. The museum b…
Museum to reopen after £3.9m renovation
Beckford’s Tower in Bath was built in the 1820s with proceeds from the transatlantic slave trade and has been run as a museum si…
Peace Museum moves to new location
Bradford's Peace museum will reopen in a new location in August, it has been announced. The Telegraph and Argus reports that t…
Pitt Rivers hits back against ‘cultural safety’ reports
The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford has rubbished reports that an African mask in its collection has not been put on display in the i…
Holyrood rejects inquiry into Glasgow School of Art fires
The Scottish government will not support calls for a public inquiry into two fires that caused extensive damage to Glasgow School…
Local museums are much loved, but their future is uncertain
A new report into the challenges facing the museum and gallery sector has just been published. Rachael Browning outlines its key f…
Demonstration marks anniversary of museum closure
More than 200 people gathered in Buxton in Derbyshire on Saturday (8 June) to mark a year since a museum closed in the town. Buxto…
