Funding

Loss of funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory will not affect site’s museum

Engagement centre is supported separately and ‘remains open to visitors’

Fund has helped Scotland’s museums ‘move beyond day-to-day survival’

Evaluation report looks at impact of Museum Futures scheme one year in

Museums in Wales given funding boost

Museums, archives and libraries have been given £5.28m by the Welsh Government for projects to improve access to culture, protect collections and modernise facilities

The Light: New Durham museum announces August opening date

Former Durham Light Infantry Museum and Art Gallery transformed after decade-long closure

ACE announces big changes to National Portfolio investment programme

Arts council has been working on simplifying the application process

‘Let it wither at our peril’

Members Survey: Six in 10 respondents say their museum is planning service cuts as a result of funding pressure, with public-facing work most at risk. By Geraldine Kendall Adams

ACE issues guidance for regional museums funding

The £13.6m Museum Transformation Programme is designed to improve financial resilience

Overseas visitors should not be charged unless Universal ID is in place, says Hodge

Labour peer says financial returns would be less than £10m as she clarifies position on free entry

Manchester Museum gets £200,000 for Vivarium redevelopment

Institution is one of 24 grant recipients in latest round of the DCMS/Wolfson funding

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

Scottish cultural organisations awarded £130,947

Museums Galleries Scotland’s Small Grants Fund opens next round

Wordsworth Trust saves Lake District poet’s final home

Rydal Mount was on sale for £2.5m after struggling with falling visitor numbers and rising costs