DCMS

Government launches review of human remains guidance for museums

Legal, ethical and moral conversations 'have evolved significantly', says arts minister

Museum Transformation Programme opens for applications

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

Government appoints ‘freelance champions’ for creative industries

Role will advocate for fairer conditions and policy for self-employed workforce

Ruth Mackenzie could take over museums brief at DCMS

Remit for libraries and cultural property may also go to new arts minister

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

Work is starting on a new strategic framework for museums, DCMS confirms

Sector strategy, free admission policy and national museum security under the microscope at committee hearing

Museums in England awarded £25.5m in latest round of Mend grants

Black Country Living Museum and Newstead Abbey among recipients as DCMS announces first tranche of Arts Everywhere Fund

‘Serious reservations’ about proposal to scrap free entry for overseas visitors

Concern in museum sector as DCMS and ACE accept recommendations of Hodge review

Reliance on ‘volatile’ income streams could put national museums at risk

Audit office recommends better monitoring of ‘early warning signs’ at DCMS-sponsored institutions

Growing calls for new guidance on human remains in museums

'Coordinated approach needed' after research reveals scale of overseas remains held in UK collections

A new era for culture in England

The review of Arts Council England urges a radical overhaul that could have far-reaching implications for museums and galleries

DCMS to review exclusion of national museums from new restitution rules

‘Unusual’ use of government powers questioned by legal experts and sector bodies