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

Art Fund seeks reform of UK’s 
‘weak’ export control system

Changes sought after plan to save a £35m Rembrandt for the nation collapses as artwork is sold privately to a collector

How are Libor funds allocated?

Military museums have received £20m from banking fines, but the methods and transparency are being questioned