Governance

In brief | Latest projects, announcements and moves from the sector

Science Museum Group appoints 'AI champion' | Scheme to explore hidden disability histories | Governance guidance published

Charity regulator to investigate financial governance at Glasgow’s CCA

Staff previously raised concerns that board was failing to act in interest of the charity

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When charity law meets restitution

Two experts explain the new legal provisions making it easier for some museums to return artefacts on moral grounds

Law change enabling restitution on moral grounds comes into force this month

But national museums will be excluded from new rules that simplify ‘ex-gratia’ payments

Charity Commission closes case on serious incident report from Freud Museum

Museum says it is ‘committed to transparency, accountability, and the highest standards of governance’

Auchindrain Township saved from closure

Open-air museum is reopening with new board and management team

Birmingham Museums co-chief Sara Wajid joins NMDC board

Beamish's Rhiannon Hiles and the Fitzwilliam's Luke Syson also appointed

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Humber museums is a partnership that’s a federation

The four museum services act separately but are bound by their goals, says Nial Adams

Three sites in Northumberland join North East Museums

Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum merge into partnership

Claudia Winkleman among 16 new trustees at national museums

UK Government announces board appointments for British Museum, V&A and Tate

Senedd scrutinises £620,000 employment dispute at Amgueddfa Cymru

Cost of settling case was ‘least-worst outcome’, public accounts committee hears

Amgueddfa Cymru announces new chair and vice-chair

Kate Eden to oversee Welsh national museum's board of trustees