Communities key to Wales’s significance assessment toolkit
Local people must be part of conversation, says Jennifer Cragg
Collections
Extra £20m for new Natural History Museum research centre
The building will house 28 million specimens at Thames Valley Science Park
National Portrait Gallery and Getty to share ownership of Reynolds portrait
Institutions say joint acquisition will be a 'new model of international collaboration'
In brief | The latest moves, projects and funding news
New collections hub for Coventry and funding available for curatorial fellowship
V&A to create David Bowie centre after acquiring archive
Venue dedicated to the English singer songwriter will be established in east London
In brief | Latest on collections, awards, funding, loans and more
Handel & Hendrix museum asks people to share their Jimi Hendrix memories while Aberdeen Art Gallery launches Relaxed Mondays
Museum of London Docklands calls for iconic Jewish fashion pieces
Deadline of 1 March for garments to go into major exhibition on Jewish fashion designers
Dirty cash | Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
This exhibition uses a numismatic collection to tell stories of protest but some of the content is hard to stomach
Project launched to create UK-wide digital collections database
Museum Data Service will provide infrastructure to pool millions of object records in one place
Best in show | Reading copy of The Haunted Man, 1848, by Charles Dickens
Emily Dunbar chooses her star object from the latest exhibition at the Charles Dickens Museum, London
Style and substance | Africa Fashion, V&A, London
This vibrant show explores the history, glamour and craftsmanship of African design
Burton’s National Brewery Centre raises last glass before closing
Brewing company says most of the collection will be cared for on site until new venue is established