Analysis

How will museums change their approach to the Holocaust as it moves beyond living memory?

Heritage institutions have a particular responsibility to keep the memory of the Nazi genocide alive, but they are facing challenges of their own in a new political era

Women share #MuseumMeToo stories in wake of Erie Art Museum scandal

Sexual impropriety in sector highlighted as US museum director is forced out over allegations

National Trust ups battle against climate crisis

Organisation aims to be carbon net zero by 2030

Heritage bodies condemn Trump threat to Iranian cultural sites

Warning over 'normalisation' of cultural warfare after US president's tweet - but the controversy has also put a spotlight on the growing field of cultural protection

Advocacy vital to securing a better deal for Scotland’s museums

As a decade of local authority cuts exposes a slow-burning crisis for museums in Scotland, there is a growing feeling that the sector needs to better articulate the positive impact it has on communities and the tourism industry

Brent gears up for borough of culture

Brent's year as London Borough of Culture will put the area on the cultural map

The Box spearheads a big year for Devon’s museums

As well as the opening of the flagship project for Mayflower 400, Torquay Museum is celebrating its 175th anniversary with a series of events and activities

Momentum builds for repatriation among UK museums

Several groundbreaking developments show the sector is changing its tone on the return cultural heritage

Now that’s what you call a decade of turbulence

From funding cuts leading to job losses and museum closures, and the evolving nature of working in the arts, to the growing debate on repatriation and the ever-increasing impact of social media, it’s been an eventful 10 years

Slow progress in increasing diversity of charity trustees

Museums and galleries are among the charities that are trying to diversify their trustees in order to better reflect the communities that they serve

Institutions slow to claim tax relief on their exhibition costs

With only 13% of the expected £30m claimed in 2018-19, there is concern that the relief may be dropped

Sector looks to digital future

The government recently announced funding for a new digital initiative but museums are wary of top-down solutions that don’t learn from past mistakes