Civic museums

Birmingham Museums co-chief Sara Wajid joins NMDC board

Beamish's Rhiannon Hiles and the Fitzwilliam's Luke Syson also appointed

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Humber museums is a partnership that’s a federation

The four museum services act separately but are bound by their goals, says Nial Adams

ACE opens £20m fund for English civic museums

‘Urgent intervention’ funding will support access to collections and upgrade facilities

Is there light on the horizon for civic museums?

Governments finally seem to be listening, but the MA's members survey shows the sector is in a perilous state

Major loans to go on display at 11 regional museums and galleries

Exhibitions announced in latest round of UK-wide Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund

Trust seeks to hand Scarborough’s museums back to council

Charity says bringing service back into local authority is ‘best guarantee for the future’

River & Rowing Museum to ‘cease current operation’ as it considers future plans

Henley-on-Thames venue under financial pressure due to high cost of maintaining building

Citizens’ jury urges Birmingham Museums to ‘take risks and be bold’

Museum trust publishes results of participatory engagement exercise

Campaigners fight ‘misguided’ plans to close local authority museums

Abbey House Museum in Leeds and three Bristol institutions are among those at risk

Wollaton Hall to charge entry under new delivery plan for Nottingham museums

Fee is part of new operating model intended to generate income and reduce financial pressure on council

Closures loom as funding crisis worsens for local museums

Auchindrain Township, Museum of Cannock Chase and Alyth Museum all earmarked to shut

Twam rebrands as North East Museums ahead of Northumberland merger

Councils plan shared services arrangement but MP questions lack of public consultation