Keith Merrin to lead Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Sunderland Culture chief executive replaces outgoing director Iain Watson
Moves
Moves
The latest appointments in museums, galleries and heritage
Beamish director resigns with immediate effect
Richard Evans steps down after being suspended from the post last year
Jewish Museum London appoints Frances Jeens as interim director
Redundancies planned as museum pauses exhibitions to focus on online work
Arts Council England appoints Tonya Nelson as London area director
Nelson to leave role as arts council’s director of arts technology and innovation
Jenny Waldman announced as Art Fund director
Waldman to replace outgoing head Stephen Deuchar
DCMS gets ninth culture secretary in a decade
Oliver Dowden appointed after cabinet reshuffle
Jewish Museum London leaves arts council portfolio as director steps down
Museum will receive tailored funding arrangement to review business model
Moves
Comings and goings in the museum and heritage sector
Amgueddfa Cymru appoints director of collections and research
Kath Davies joins from Arts Council of Wales
Nicky Morgan stays on as culture secretary despite stepping down as MP
Morgan to retain cabinet position after being granted a peerage
Christopher Breward appointed director of National Museums Scotland
Current director Gordon Rintoul is stepping down in March after 18 years