Rebecca Atkinson

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Rebecca Atkinson

Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association

Museum of London confirms 11 redundancies

Plans also underway to set up archaeology service as stand-alone charity

Roy Clare to leave MLA in May

MLA chief executive to take up museum director role

The Art Fund increases funding by 50%

Increased revenue from changes to membership will help pay for museums to acquire new works

The Happy Museum launches £60,000 commission fund

A £60,000 commission fund has been launched for museums to demonstrate how they can promote wellbeing in individuals and communities

Scottish museums secure £1m in funding

But acquisitions fund has been slashed by 25%

MA urges Bolton to seek other ways to raise funds

Plan to dispose of 36 works does not comply with code of ethics

Management tools updated

Collections Trust boosts benchmarking download

ACE ill equipped to take over MLA functions, say MPs

Report into arts and heritage funding calls for rethink on MLA takeover by arts council

£8.2m awarded by Clore Duffield Foundation

Grants awarded for 11 new Clore learning centres

Budget 2011: Gift Aid changes and philanthropic tax breaks

Budget includes Gift Aid reform and proposed tax breaks for art donations

£1m funding for Scottish museums

Funding announced as museums start work on developing national strategy

Natural History Museum to return 138 human remains

Museum to work with Torres Strait Islanders to continue study of remains