Jonathan Watkins steps down from Ikon, Birmingham
Director will move on in October
Workforce
Clare Lilley named director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Founding director Peter Murray is retiring in March after 45 years
Moves
The latest appointments in museums, galleries and heritage
York Museums Trust to close for a week in support of staff wellbeing
Trust will shut down in early January ‘to give all staff a chance to switch off completely’
Policy column | Front-of-house deserve better treatment
MA to launch Charter for Change
Museum Freelance network to close
Directors call on sector to continue work to address poor pay, procurement and contracts
Workforce review and strategy
We will soon be launching the new MA Workforce Strategy for 2022-2025
Scottish industrial museums tackle conservation skills gap
Nationwide project launched amid concerns for future of collections
Forward thinking
Those who have been held back by inequality in the past may be best placed to deal with the challenges we face in the future, says Hilary Carty
Vox pop | What’s the biggest challenge facing museum workers after coronavirus?
Museum professionals share their thoughts on workforce issues under Covid
Museum staffing hit by double whammy of Covid and Brexit
‘Pingdemic’ brings disruption while some institutions are struggling to recruit enough workers
Apprenticeship framework offers new routes into Scottish museum workforce
Museums now able to deliver vocational qualifications in more areas of practice