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In full swing | The Harris, Preston
This beautifully updated museum and art gallery has an inclusive design and culturally balanced collection
Heritage emergency declared in Stoke-on-Trent
Capital of ceramics calls for £300m investment to save its historic assets
DCMS announces £1.5bn to tackle underfunding across culture sector
Five-year investment also aims to ‘unite communities’
Campaigners fight proposed entrance fees at Museum of Oxford
Petition and day of action planned ahead of changes at local authority museum
Dumfries and Galloway Council proposes closing four museums
Sixteenth-century Castle of St John in Stranraer is among the sites at risk of closure
Petition launched to save Walsall Leather Museum
Council plans to relocate museum but campaigners fear it could close for good
Outcry after council signs off plan to relocate Walsall Leather Museum
Local campaigners believe decision was pushed through without proper consultation
New future planned for Falconer Museum after six-year closure
Forres museum was mothballed in 2019 due to budget pressures
As councils cut back, art centres step up
The role of arts centres as community hubs has never been more important, says Annabel Turpin
Change is in the air for museums in England
The sector is awaiting the results of a raft of reviews and proposals that will have a huge impact on its future. By Geraldine Kendall Adams
