Olivia Dunn

Olivia Dunn

Working life | ‘Being in a museum setting allows neurodiverse creativity to truly flourish’

Pen Museum director Huw Jones tells us about his career to date and his role as an ambassador for ADHD UK

Q&A | ‘It was important not to wait for a finished narrative’

Lucy Edematie on Manchester Museum's Africa Hub, a new type of space that exposes the gaps and silences in the museum's own records

Beyond the Bonnets, Willis Museum & Sainsbury Gallery

This exhibition spotlights the working female characters in Austen's novels

Culture ‘key to sustainable economic growth and healthy communities’

Paper calls on government to formally measure role of culture in UK economy

In brief | Latest news from across the sector

Accreditation scheme redesign | Barbican revamp approved | New home for animation collection

Four in 10 heritage sites report intentional damage to their property

Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime

Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen

Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers

Art Fund awards £1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work

Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund

Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains

MP says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing

Louvre closed to visitors after workers vote to strike

Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors

Major research project to explore inequalities in museum attendance

University of Leicester announces four-year initiative to address sector’s engagement and benefit gap

Ben Uri gallery to launch research institute focused on immigrant art

Institute aims to share and teach contributions of migrants and refugees