Sharon Heal

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Sharon Heal

Director, Museums Association

New chief at IWM revealed

Imperial War Museum announces successor to Robert Crawford

Mosi director Griffin quits

Move comes weeks after news of a £54m revamp

Science centres: hard facts needed

Report says that science centres need to prove their worth to earn government cash

Debate hots up over possibility of a single funding body for museums

The majority of national museum directors now support the creation of a single funding body for museums, according to Mark Wood, the chairman of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. Wood told Museums Journal that creating a national strategic body with overall funding responsibility should be one of the government’s top priorities. His remarks followed …

Scottish tourism relies on museums, says SMC study

Museums and galleries are one of the main reasons that tourists visit Scotland, according to a report published last mont

Shake-up could mean loss of museum post

Head of museum policy becomes director of programme delivery for the cultural olympiad

MLA South West under fire

Museum staff unhappy with lack of engagement and feedback

PAS future still uncertain

Lobby calls for Portable Antiquities Scheme to be run by British Museum following funding cuts

Hub funding revealed

MLA announces funding settlement for Renaissance in the Regions hubs

Regional agencies to be scrapped by 2009

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council moves to become unified body

MLA reveals review panel

Renaissance in the Regions to be assessed

Livesey museum to close

Storm of protests against planned closure of children's museum in south London