Analysis

Acquisitions fund’s record year

The National Fund for Acquisitions helped 27 Scottish institutions buy more than £1m worth of objects in 2015-16

New ministers set out stalls

Matt Hancock launches consultation on tax relief and backs Museums Review, while culture secretary Karen Bradley supports Cultural Citizens Programme

HLF and ACE join forces to launch Great Place Scheme

Partnerships to implement 12 pilot schemes, which will receive up to £1.5m to put culture at heart of communities

‘Staff hold key to philanthropy’

Sheffield Museums’ Going Public report finds that employees who are advocates for collections can attract donors

Museums struggle to cope with Brexit implications

With the majority of museum professionals staunch supporters of Remain, perhaps it’s time for the heritage sector to acknowledge that it is failing to address the UK’s growing cultural divide

Investment in culture fuels regeneration in Scotland

With £270m of investment under way or planned at Scottish museums and galleries, Dundee and Paisley hope to reap the benefits that Glasgow did

Hefce review welcomed

A panel created to consider the future of the £10m Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund has ended a period of uncertainty for university museums

MA sets up taskforce to tackle challenges facing museums

Museum Taskforce’s inaugural meeting discusses issues such as Brexit, tolerance, sustainability and funding

Great expectations over bids for festival of northern culture

As the deadline to host the Great Exhibition of the North passes, organisers hope it will showcase the entire region

Sector buoyed by Mayor Khan’s stance on culture

London’s museums and galleries are heartened by Sadiq Khan’s pledge to put the arts and creative industries at the heart of his administration

Centenary fuels record year

First world war commemorations help London’s National Army Museum to its best year ever, despite its premises being closed for renovation

The grass is always greener when you’re a rural museum

Rural museums suffer from isolation and a funding imbalance skewed towards urban areas, but larger museum services could learn from their collaborative approach and experience of working in challenging circumstances