The spring budget’s proposals to help museums have been welcomed as ‘nice to have’, but do not change the overall picture of an ongoing funding crisis

As Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland go to the polls, politicians are being pressed on funding plans, while museums are being highlighted in discussions about how arts and culture can help governments meet targets in key policy areas

Regional and independent organisations are supporting initiatives, while Everyday Muslim plans a dedicated museum

Radical changes in local government are affecting how museums in Northern Ireland operate. But could this restructure benefit cultural projects that are commemorating pivotal events of 1916?

In a bid to reverse a long-term fall in visitor numbers, the National Trust for Scotland will invest in a small group of properties, while making savings elsewhere

Bradford institution presses on with plan to transfer 300,000 objects to the V&A, despite opposition, as museum focuses on ‘core remit’

Severing ties with Europe would affect the many UK museums that receive funding via a range of EU initiatives

The government has not responded to the review of local museum provision and the strategy is on hold until election

Beefing up the Charity Commission, in the wake of Kids Company’s failure, will reinforce trustees’ responsibilities

Two years since the publication of Rebalancing Our Cultural Capital, has funding disparity between London and the English regions been addressed?

Are the challenges of running a museum service work across local authorities outweighed by pluses?

As local authority budget cuts bite ever deeper, the sector is starting to get an insight into the consequences of shutting the doors on established heritage sites that are really valued by the people that they serve