Governance
Spotlight | Building better boards
Effective governance requires trustees with a range of ages, backgrounds and lived experience, says Caroline Parry
Case study | Board diversity in action
Birmingham Museums Trust’s experience is that the culture of the board is key
Moves | First chief executive appointed for Moseley Road Baths
Worthing Theatres & Museum, National Museums NI and V&A Dundee also announce appointments
New arts council chair pledges to grow investment in diverse-led organisations
In her first public speech, Dawn Airey has warned that racial inequalities and discrimination persist in the cultural sector
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
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
