Arts Council England

Is your museum ready for local government reform in England?

Arts Council England has published a checklist to help the sector get prepared

What can we expect from the new chair of ACE?

Dawn Airey had a high profile career in broadcasting before joining the arts council

All change at ACE: Arm’s-length body announces new chair and funding framework

Let’s Create strategy scrapped as Dawn Airey succeeds Nicholas Serota

ACE issues guidance for regional museums funding

The £13.6m Museum Transformation Programme is designed to improve financial resilience

Overseas visitors should not be charged unless Universal ID is in place, says Hodge

Labour peer says financial returns would be less than £10m as she clarifies position on free entry

‘Serious reservations’ about proposal to scrap free entry for overseas visitors

Concern in museum sector as DCMS and ACE accept recommendations of Hodge review

A new era for culture in England

The review of Arts Council England urges a radical overhaul that could have far-reaching implications for museums and galleries

England’s civic museums call for new £120m-a-year investment

English Civic Museums Network sets out vision for ‘coherent, fair and sustainable support system’

Overseas visitor fees, a new NPO model and a ‘long-term plan’ for museums: Our breakdown of the ACE review

We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector

Museum Renewal Fund grants go to 75 civic museums

Government invests £20m to support and protect local institutions across England

No new funding to resolve arts council technical issues, says Nandy

Culture secretary also confirms that DCMS will shed staff amid 5% cuts

ACE promises ‘future-fit’ funding platform

But funder says priority is reopening lottery grants for applications from mid-September