Arts Council England

Arts council publishes long-awaited restitution guidelines

Practical advice aims to clarify process around return of objects

Arts council reveals record-breaking NPO applications

Funder warns of 'tough decisions' with competition in London especially high

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Inclusive, open and connected museums

Arts Council England support for the sector, including a shake-up of the Museums Development programme

Arts Council England awards £22.7m to 66 organisations

Successful recipients of the Capital Investment Programme include a new museum on the Isles of Scilly and Firstsite

‘Challenging’ cuts in London as ACE levels up regional investment

An additional £75m will go to areas outside London over the next three years

100% of ACE uplift to be spent outside London under Levelling Up agenda

But government warned its spending plans won't be enough to meet white paper's ambitions

All change at the top as sector bodies announce new leadership

Appointees to head up ACE museum team, Heritage Fund and Creative Industries Council

ACE takes place-based approach in delivery plan

Fifty-four places identified where investment is too low but opportunity is high

Arts Council England marks 75 years since foundation

Organisation using anniversary to make case for public investment in the arts

£7.6m of national treasures saved from export in two years

Report details how temporary deferrals kept ‘outstanding’ items in UK’s public collections

Coventry’s former IKEA could become national collections centre

Announcement comes as Coventry prepares to kick off its year as City of Culture on 15 May

Q&A | ‘The time to hear the stories of the diverse women of east London is long, long overdue’

Like a phoenix from the ashes, the East End Women’s Museum has risen from unusual beginnings