Museum Wales’ £325k payoff ‘least-worst outcome’
Senior civil servants have defended their handling of an employment dispute that resulted in a payout of over £325k to the f…
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‘Hazardous substance risk’ behind museum closure
A museum was prevented from reopening after a health and safety inspection discovered "hazardous substances risks"…
Review of indemnity scheme for loaning items underway
Review of government scheme may see humidity, temperature and light arrangements for storing cultural items on loan agreed on a ca…
Sunak snubs Greek PM over Parthenon sculptures claim
Greek Prime Minister has been calling for the return of the entire Parthenon frieze to Athens since taking office five years ago.
Museum delays reopening as bad weather hinders repairs
A Lancashire museum undergoing roof repairs has delayed its reopening until next year due to severe weather conditions. Blackburn…
Historic Manchester library awarded £450k
The Portico Library in Manchester has been awarded a £453,964 development grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The…
Badenoch criticises ‘unreliable’ Museum of London research
Business and Equalities Secretary Kemi Badenoch has dubbed research from the Museum of London “unreliable”, accusing t…
Museum hit by flooding to reopen next year
A Derby museum forced to close after devastating flooding last month will not reopen until next year. The Museum of Making was sev…
National Trust urges climate action over heritage threat
The National Trust has called on government to take action dealing with the risk that rising temperatures and extreme weather pose…
National Trust members vote against pressure group
Members of the National Trust have rejected the election of five candidates endorsed by the pressure group Restore Trust. Restore…
Museum leaves online platform after trans rights ‘Twitter storm’
As cultural organisations address divisive issues in an increasingly challenging social media landscape, some are choosing to leav…
Families of Grenfell fire victims seek permanent exhibition
The families of victims of the Grenfell fire are calling for a permanent museum or public exhibition to honour those who lost thei…
Natural History Museum’s plan to split collection criticised
The Natural History Museum's plans to relocate millions of specimens, including mammals, corals and worms, from London to Read…
Toppled statue of slave trader to go back on display in Bristol
A statue of transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston that was pulled down by protesters will return to public display at a museum…
Data service to share museum records launches
A new service to gather and share object records from UK museums has launched. The Museums Data Service (MDS) has been devel…
Museum closes as Art Workers for Palestine stage sit-in
Protesters from Art Workers for Palestine Scotland have staged a sit-in at Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow this afte…
Climate protesters target Science Museum Director
Science Museum Director Sir Ian Blatchford was met by protestors as he attended the Museums Association annual conference.
159 sites added to Heritage at Risk register
The register’s 25th anniversary lists a total of 4,871 entries of heritage sites at risk, 48 fewer than last year.
Art Fund initiative studies impact of art on the brain
An initiative developed by Art Fund is visualising the impact art displayed in museums and galleries has on people’s brains….
British Museum thefts may have begun in 1993
Further details of the theft of 2,000 Greek and Roman artefacts from the British Museum (BM) have emerged as the terms of a r…
Calls for ‘vigilance’ after Just Stop Oil targets National Gallery
Protestors from the Just Stop Oil campaign group have attacked the Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery.
Museums agree joint action on climate change
Museums across the country have made a joint commitment to take collective action on the climate crisis at the UK’s first-ev…
Plans for £25m heritage railway project revealed
Plans to transform a former Yorkshire ironworks have been unveiled by Barnsley Council as it explores funding for the £25m p…
Heritage sector receives over £1m to tackle workforce issues
The National Lottery Heritage Innovation Fund has announced 17 organisations that will benefit from a share of £1.17m of fun…
