Analysis
Trustees given timely reminder
Beefing up the Charity Commission, in the wake of Kids Company’s failure, will reinforce trustees’ responsibilities
Museums are wising up to share option
Are the challenges of running a museum service work across local authorities outweighed by pluses?
A tale of two cities for London museums
Non-nationally funded museums benefit from partnership opportunities and access to huge audiences, but lose staff who can’t afford the cost of living
Network created to support civic museums in England
Thirty museums join Civic Museums Leadership Network, set up to boost advocacy and make case against funding cuts
Disaster planning under strain
Museums and heritage bodies are reassessing their emergency plans following this winter’s severe floods
Museum services across UK jeopardised by funding cuts
As the Cuts Survey 2015 reveals that museums’ fortunes often depend on where they are, the Museums Association has called for the creation of a taskforce to explore how resources could help institutions outside central London
Scotland hit by 11% culture funding cut
Although the draft culture budget means less money for local and national museums, there was relief among some in the sector that the cuts were not deeper
Mining museums look to the future
The closure of the UK’s last deep-coal mine will necessitate a rethink of the role of mining museums and how they can remain relevant to visitors
Ancient Egypt: the same old audience?
Egyptology exhibitions have always drawn massive crowds, but are they just attendedby regular museum-goers?
Paisley Museum to be transformed regardless of City of Culture bid success
Council says revamp will go ahead even if Paisley does not win accolade