Arts Council England

The Audience Agency goes into liquidation

The company, which has supported the sector for the past 14 years, said it had been dealing with 'sustained financial pressures'

Record number of museums awarded Designated status

Nine more collections recognised as nationally significant by arts council scheme

Museum Transformation Programme opens for applications

Pot of £13.6m available to help regional museums address long-term challenges

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ACE’s renewed emphasis on excellence will play to the strengths of museums

The sector will have more space to emphasise its unique qualities in the next funding round, says Aysha Afridi

Nicholas Serota sets out investment priorities as he leaves arts council

ACE chair, who finishes his 10-year term at the end of July, was speaking at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the arms-length body

ACE announces big changes to National Portfolio investment programme

Arts council has been working on simplifying the application process

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