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News Decolonising Museums

Restitution campaigners express dismay at conviction of Museum of London protestor

Man who attempted to seize Benin Bronze sculptures sought by police after failing to attend hearing

News Covid-19

Welsh museums close amid local lockdowns

Several museums and heritage sites have closed in response to Covid-19 restrictions in six boroughs in South Wales

News Workforce

Fears that new government scheme will not save jobs

DCMS culture committee says the replacement for the furlough scheme ‘may not be able to stop unprecedented redundancies’

Opinion Covid-19

Is it time for national museums to take a hyper-local approach?

As new lockdown restrictions loom, we need to shift our focus to the visitors on our doorstep

In practice Covid-19

Creating Covid-safe reminiscence boxes

A case study from Chertsey Museum

News Covid-19

How will the new Covid restrictions in England affect museums?

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News Emergency Funding

New grants available in ongoing coronavirus crisis

More money released by some funding organisations

News Decolonising Museums

National Trust details links to slavery and colonialism at 93 properties

Inclusion of Winston Churchill's home on list draws ire of culture secretary

News Virtual Reality

V&A announces virtual reality event

Initiative linked to Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser exhibition

News Colllections

Royal Academy has ‘no intention’ of selling Michelangelo sculpture to save jobs

The institution is facing calls to sell the marble Taddei Tondo, thought to be worth more than £100m

News Civic Museums

Museums and arts centres have almost as many cafes as Pret, research finds

Arts council report shows vital role cultural institutions play in local economies

News Covid-19

Royal Academy consults on cutting 150 jobs

Institution says it needs to reduce annual costs by £8m due to ‘severe financial pressure’

News Decolonising Museums

Pitt Rivers Museum removes shrunken heads from display after ethical review

Human remains will be kept in storage while museum consults communities of origin

News Climate Crisis

Amsterdam’s museum quarter free of fossil fuel sponsorship

Four major cultural institutions are now avoiding money from oil and gas companies

News Covid-19

Update: museum tours allowed as long as social distancing is ensured between groups

Museums will be able to provide guided tours for up to 30 people

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Analysis

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Analysis

How is Covid affecting capital projects?

The pandemic has led to delayed openings and spiralling costs across the UK

Analysis Statues

Debate intensifies over fate of contested heritage

The toppling of Colston has brought a new urgency to longstanding discussions over monuments in the public realm

Analysis

Key questions remain over government support package for culture

The money may arrive too late to save some job losses, while the distribution process and support for freelancers are among the other issues yet to be resolved

Analysis

Fears for the future of civic museums

Museum services at risk as local authorities wait to find out if more help will come from central government

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Opinion

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Opinion Digital

Digital | Immerse your museum in technology

The new Museums Immersive Network will share best practice on developing immersive experiences

Opinion Furlough

Voxpop | How are you welcoming staff back from furlough?

What are museums doing to ease staff back in as the job retention scheme nears its end?

Opinion

We must rise to the challenge of engaging older people during Covid

Lockdown reinforced digital exclusion of the elderly

Opinion Learning and Engagement

It’s time for a revolution in learning and engagement

Created with a mission to respond to communities, our new manifesto is more relevant than ever

Opinion Collecting

Transforming collections

Iniva is looking for a museum or gallery partner for its Future Collect project

Opinion

Caring for engagement teams post lockdown

The function of engagement teams has changed in light of Covid-19, says Jon Sleigh

Opinion

Black Lives Matter: opening our lobbies isn’t enough

Can museums in America rise to this historic moment and enact real change?

Opinion

Black Christ and Entwined: representing the ‘other’ in our cultural cathedrals

Limited ways of seeing ends up defining much of the narrative around arts and culture, says Raj Pal

Opinion

Decolonisation is vital but it can’t be rushed

After Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests, the MA's decolonisation working group is changing its approach

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Covid-19 impact tracker

News Covid-19

Help Museums Journal track the impact of Covid-19

Tell us about the effects of the pandemic on the museum sector and the people who work in it

News redundancy

Tate denies using ‘strike-breaking’ tactics against workers

Tensions rise between management and staff as industrial action continues

News Cuts

York Museums Trust enters redundancy consultations

'Survival depends on reduction in costs,' trust warns

News Covid-19

Two thirds of Scotland’s independent museums say they cannot survive for a year

Museums Galleries Scotland says there is a ‘real and urgent need’ for further financial support to avoid closures

Analysis Covid-19

Tensions rise over mass redundancies

The scale of job losses raises questions about what the cultural sector will look like in future

News Covid-19

Extend furlough scheme to save museums, says Senedd report

Committee warns ‘financial timebomb’ will hit organisations in October

People

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People Inclusion

The bigger picture

Mark Sealy has transformed Autograph into an organisation with a powerful mission statement

People Learning and Engagement

Working life | Shereen Hunte, Jewish Museum London

'My biggest hope is that when a black person engages with the museum, they feel represented'

People Obituary

Obituary | Lionel Walrond FMA, 1927-2020

A chance archaeological discovery at the age of 17 inspired Lionel to dedicate his life's work to heritage

People Covid-19

How museums can help prisoners connect with their loved ones during Covid-19

Q&A with Francesca Cooney, head of policy at the Prisoners' Education Trust

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Features

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Features Museum Of

The Museum of… | The Museum of Comedy, London

How an empty crypt was transformed into a shrine to comedy

Features Covid-19

Crisis management

Javier Pes investigates the challenges facing medical museums during the Covid-19 pandemic

Features

Best in show

Lights at Sunset in Ostia by Tullio Crali, 1930, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London

Features

Trendswatch | Family-friendly activities

From Lego galleries to craft over the phone, museums rose admirably to the challenge of engaging with families at a time of isolation and trauma

Features Covid-19

A watershed for the sector

Museums have learned a huge amount while acquiring items related to the pandemic and it could have a lasting impact on the sector. Simon Stephens reports

Features

Opening | Albertina Modern, Vienna

Geraldine Kendall Adams finds out how a new modern and contemporary art museum had no choice but to postpone its opening because of the Covid-19 pandemic

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