Covid-19

Rescue funding masked ‘underlying financial fragility’ of sector

Two newly published reports find signs of recovery – but huge challenges still lie ahead

Healing power

Medical museums are putting patient experiences at the heart of collections as they develop new ways to treat emotive subjects, writes Juliana Gilling

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Is hybrid working here to stay?

Many value the flexibility it provides but the sector is grappling with how it is changing working practice

Focus | The changing face of conservation

Off-site working and furloughing as a result of Covid have had a major impact on conservation work

Florence Nightingale Museum to fully reopen after pandemic shutdown

Fundraising efforts have helped secure museum’s future two years after Covid forced it to close indefinitely

Pontypridd Museum reopens two years after devastating flood

Basement stores of South Wales museum were inundated during Storm Dennis

Pandemic has ‘aggravated existing inequalities’ in cultural sector

Sector is at an ‘inflection point’ and needs to revolutionise modes of working, says report

Funding boost for cultural organisations in South Yorkshire

Grants made available to support recovery from pandemic

Art Fund awards £1.15m in latest round of Reimagine grants

Museums and galleries receive funding to support post-pandemic resilience

Culture can ‘supercharge’ northern recovery, say cross-party MPs

Report calls for investment in culture to aid economic growth and levelling up agenda

Q&A | ‘We wanted to use this period to come back bolder and more beautiful’

Charleston director Nathaniel Hepburn is looking to the future after the challenges of the Covid pandemic

New £1m emergency funding for Scotland’s independent museums

Museums Galleries Scotland announces funding opportunities as it consults on national strategy