V&A to cut posts and merge departments
Financial impact of the pandemic spells the end of some specialist teams
Financial Crisis
Redundancies and reduced opening hours at Science Museum Group sites
Organisation to cut between 65 and 95 posts in first phase of strategic review
Union warns hundreds of jobs at risk as redundancy talks begin
Tate Enterprises, Historic Royal Palaces and Royal Collections Trust already in consultation with staff
Independent museums are ‘hardest hit’ by Covid-19 crisis
Art Fund says the sector will need a balance of emergency grants and support for longer-term recovery
Scotland’s museums badly hit by timing of Covid-19 crisis
Longer lockdown, earlier summer break and loss of overseas tourism are having an impact
Southbank Centre warns it may not be able to reopen until April 2021
Director calls on government to intervene to support arts sector
One in 10 museum workers worldwide expects their institution to close
International Council of Museums calls on policy-makers to 'urgently allocate relief funds'
Museums will need rescue package to survive Covid-19, say sector bodies
Neil Mendoza appointed to lead panel for cultural recovery and renewal in England
European museums must adapt to survive, says report
The Network of European Museum Organisations calls for ongoing government support, more digital investment and new measures to weather "future storms"
National Trust for Scotland declares emergency measures
More than 420 staff at risk of redundancy and phased reopening plans announced
Independent museums in Scotland call for urgent rescue package
Half of independents say they will be in financial crisis by the end of summer
Grassroots fundraising efforts take off amid Covid-19 crisis
Viral challenges, quizzes and poster competitions among the initiatives to help raise money for the sector