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Sharon Heal

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Sharon Heal

Director, Museums Association

News

Funding cut for Portable Antiquities Scheme in Wales

DCMS and BM in joint decision to withdraw £60,000 funding from 2012

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ACE takes over MLA functions

Culture minister announces Arts Council England will take over Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

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Opinion

Editorial

Stand up for culture or you will get more pain

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Spending review means at least 15 per cent cuts

Impact of cuts will be felt throughout sector

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Hours cut in Swindon

Local authority cutbacks lead to four-day opening

Review

Industrial Revolutionaries: People Who Shaped the Modern World, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston

A strong narrative and good design make this exhibition a success, although Sharon Heal wanted to see a little more passion

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Liverpool launches human rights campaign

Inaugural conference of human rights museums sets out its stall

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Opinion

Editorial

When cultural rights become human rights

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New MA President

Vanessa Trevelyan elected unopposed

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Opinion

Editorial

Loss of MLA is chance to shape our future

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Liverpool museums to pilot Big Society initiative

Pilot project will extend  work experience volunteering scheme

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Opinion

Editorial

Is the Big Society just an excuse for big cuts?