Analysis
Is £125m for repairs simply papering over the cracks?
The DCMS’s Cultural Investment Fund, which will help address the UK’s crumbling museum infrastructure, is very welcome, but what institutions need is core revenue funding to guarantee their long-term survival
MA conference finds sector is ready to change its ways
A range of challenging issues was tackled at the event in Brighton last month, and it also felt as though practical solutions were being sought
Scotland’s plan to tax tourists gathers pace
With Edinburgh council having backed a levy of £2 per night, the government has started a public consultation
What does the future hold for rural museums?
Many museums are thriving despite the challenges they face
Capital investment in Scotland gathers pace
Paisley and Perth to benefit from revamps of historic buildings, with Aberdeen Art Gallery to reopen next month
A sea change in restitution
As continental museums take a more proactive approach to provenance research and repatriation, there is a concern that the UK is falling behind
Institutions starting to pay a heavy price for low wages
Low salaries have always been endemic in the arts sector, but recent industrial action at several museums suggests that employees who were willing to make sacrifices during austerity are now being pushed to their limits. Geraldine Kendall Adams investigates
Amsterdam Museum drops term ‘Golden Age’
Questioning the narrative on the Netherlands' colonial past
Is this really the end of austerity?
The government's spending plans got lost in the Brexit chaos, but what do they mean for museums?
Climate breakdown puts heritage sites in jeopardy
Around the world, experts are sounding the alarm about the threat the climate emergency poses to our cultural heritage. But the sector also has a wealth of untapped expertise it can contribute to the environmental agenda