Rebecca Atkinson
Rebecca Atkinson
Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association
Joe Hill to take up helm at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Meanwhile, Sally Tallant is named as new director of London’s Hayward Gallery
Campaigners fight proposed entrance fees at Museum of Oxford
Petition and day of action planned ahead of changes at local authority museum
Melanie Keen steps down as director of Wellcome Collection
Sam Owen to act as interim director when Keen leaves this spring
Cultural objects worth £59m gifted to museums and galleries
A total of 32 cases went through Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme last year
Art Fund launches Museum Directors Survey 2026
Charity urges leaders to help shape its new five-year strategy
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
