Analysis
Welsh museums anxious over future of partnership work
Local authority funding cuts could make the costs associated with long-term loans and partnerships prohibitive
NMNI shake-up gathers pace
National Museums Northern Ireland continues restructure by cutting number of director posts from five to three
Firstsite boosts local value in bid to regain NPO status
New director has met community groups to help create a programme relevant to local people, as gallery seeks to alleviate Arts Council England’s concerns
Support for quality metrics
Cultural leaders deny that data about the perceived quality of an institution’s work might be open to manipulation
HLF urged to be more flexible and to take strategic approach
Government seeks evidence as to whether the HLF and National Heritage Memorial Fund are fit for purpose
A positive year for museums could be lull before the storm
The MA’s first Museums in the UK report reveals a complex picture of a dynamic sector that is struggling with funding cuts
NAM pledges its support for regimental museums
Revamped National Army Museum to host a conference for regimental museums to assess how it can best serve the cash-strapped institutions
Regional bodies key to local museum provision in Wales
Sector wants forthcoming strategy to follow through on panel’s recommendations and pull together the various reviews of museum provision in Wales
Museums hope for change from Accreditation review
Many in the sector are supportive of Accreditation, but feel that the nationally agreed standard for UK museums could be improved, particularly for smaller organisations. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports on the issues that a review of the scheme should look at
NTS unveils conservation plan
The National Trust for Scotland is to undertake a £1.3m initiative to catalogue and photograph 100,000 objects. Rob Sharp reports