Jonathan Knott
£6m funding for National Library of Wales and Amgueddfa Cymru
Two-year package follows sustained pressure on Welsh government
Museum of London acquires viral tweets to document lockdown
Rapid response initiative collects posts shared or liked more than 30,000 times
Museum staff voice concerns about on-site working
Under UK government guidelines, employees can be asked to travel in for work that cannot be done from home
Keeping the wolf from the door
Deprived of admissions revenue, many small museums are surviving only because they have secured funding
Survey lays bare drop in visitor numbers
European museums warn visits will not return to previous levels until after summer 2022
That was the year that was
Looking back at a traumatic year in which museums were forced to rethink their fundamental purpose
Royal College of Physicians mulls sale of rare books despite protest
The college has been working with an auction house to understand the practicalities of an asset sale
Climate emergency: catalyst for change
While museums facing up to Covid may be tempted to sideline environmental concerns, the current crisis is an opportunity to implement change
National Museum of the Royal Navy launches campaign to keep ‘Armada maps’ in the UK
Museum needs a further £500,000 to buy the rare 16th-century drawings
