Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Plymouth and Bristol announce plans to bid for UK City of Culture 2029

Portsmouth, Ipswich and Wrexham are also contenders ahead of February's deadline

New chief executive appointed at Manchester Jewish Museum

Interim CEO also recruited to cover Gemma Meek's maternity leave

Museum openings not to miss in 2026

From secret listeners to contemporary design, we look at some of the exciting projects due to open in the UK this year

Welsh Government announces £9m in major funding boost for culture

Fifteen projects have received grants to help build capacity

Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar

UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag

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Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation

The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains

Maria Balshaw to step down as head of Tate next spring

Director to depart after nine years of leadership

More than 600 items stolen from Bristol colonial collection

Police release CCTV of suspects after theft of former British Empire and Commonwealth Museum artefacts

Deaf Heritage Centre to transition to new leadership

The British Deaf Association to ‘protect and develop’ museum and its collections

How can museums realise the potential of creative health practice?

New research highlights impact of pilot project on participants

Young V&A wins European museum prize

Meanwhile nominations open for the European Museum of the Year Award 2027

Funding announced to help public collections go open access on copyright

Art UK launches major project to develop training and AI-assisted digital tools