Parts of heritage sector ‘on brink of collapse’
Heritage Alliance calls on government to do more to help the heritage sector and establish an Arts Council England-like national s…
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Public in favour of council support for museums
There is strong public support for local authority funding of museums, a survey has found. YouGov research commissioned by Art Fun…
Two women charged over Magna Carta protest
Two women in their 80s have been charged with criminal damage after the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library was at…
‘Deteriorating’ museum plans to secure new premises
The trustees of a museum in Worcestershire are considering plans to register a local building as an 'Asset of Community Value&…
Isles of Scilly museum project gets £3.4m cash boost
A scheme to renovate an Isles of Scilly building and turn it into a museum has secured an additional £3.4m in funding. The p…
V&A Director calls for tourist levy
Leading museum figures push the idea of a tourist tax as a way to help fund museums and galleries in the face of ongoing econ…
Welsh Culture Secretary pledges to keep Cardiff museum open
Welsh Culture Secretary tells Senedd that crumbling infrastructure and a lack of funds will not force National Museum Cardiff…
National Museum Cardiff facing closure
As Museum Wales contends with a £4.5m deficit, it has introduced a rage of cost-saving measures, including the loss of at le…
Liverpool set for fresh museum strikes
Museum workers in Liverpool will take part in 30 days of strikes over the summer as part of an ongoing dispute over pay. The BBC r…
Climate protestors stage Science Museum demonstration
Environmentalist Chris Packham joins young people taking part in sit-in protest over museum's links with coal firm.
Historic windmill closes after council ends funding
A 19th-Century Hampshire windmill that houses a display of historic farming artefacts has closed following the withdrawal of counc…
Industrial heritage projects share £15m
Funding will deliver hundreds of apprenticeships, traineeships, volunteer and employment opportunities,
Museum warns of closure risk over energy costs
A museum in Wales has launched a public appeal to help it remain open in the face of soaring energy bills. Llandudno Museum says i…
Liverpool museums remain shut as union rejects pay offer
Museums across Liverpool are expected to stay closed after the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) rejected a pay offer fro…
RAAC closure causes £400k loss for museum
York Museums Trust (YMT) has revealed it lost £400,000 in revenue because one of its sites was closed for three months follo…
English Heritage to offer food bank users free days out
English Heritage and the Trussell Trust have announced a new initiative to provide free days out for people who access food banks….
British Museum sues former curator over collection thefts
The British Museum is suing a former curator of Greek and Roman Art, alleging that they stole or damaged more than 2,000, mainly u…
Stockport Council awarded £1.6m to protect historic collection
The council says Bramhall Hall and its historic collection would be put at risk from the elements without urgent building work.
Science Museum faces protests ahead of ‘climate gallery’ opening
The Science Museum has been criticsed for links with fossil fuel sponsors BP, Equinor and Adani.
Museums and libraries get £33m from Cultural Investment Fund
Cultural organisations across England will receive grants from the latest round of the government's Cultural Investment F…
English Heritage trials body-worn cameras to prevent crime
English Heritage is trialling the use of visible body-worn cameras on its staff at four locations in an attempt to discourage anti…
Former NPO details legacy work as closure finalised
Cornwall Museums Partnership has used funding from Arts Council England to secure the legacy of a number of its projects.
Stone theft from heritage sites on the rise
Calls for co-ordinated response to heritage crimes from police forces across England as study highlights impact of opportunis…
Police investigate vandalism of portrait by activists
Police are investigating an incident of vandalism at Cambridge University which saw two pro-Palestine protesters spray paint on th…
