News Moves Johnathan Dalzell named director of Northern Ireland Museums Council Dalzell joins the organisation from Belfast’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
News Bayeux Tapestry V&A sews up deal with Bayeux Museum Organisations agree to share research and expertise after loan plans unravelled
News Museum Definition Icom publishes two proposed museum definitions International body unveils new wording three years after first proposal led to ideological rift
News Repatriation National Museums NI repatriates objects from Hawai’i Items comprise ancestral human remains and sacred objects
News Funding DCMS/Wolfson £4m fund opens for applications Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund is available to organisations in England
News Emya Netherlands’ Museum of the Mind named European Museum of the Year Pitt Rivers director Laura van Broekhoven receives honour for her contribution to decolonisation
News Art Fund Shortlist revealed for Art Fund Museum of the Year Five finalists in the running to take home £100,000 prize
News Arts Council England Arts Council England awards £22.7m to 66 organisations Successful recipients of the Capital Investment Programme include a new museum on the Isles of Scilly and Firstsite
News National strategy MGS launches survey to help define next national strategy Body also opens applications for two funding streams
News Kim Kardashian sparks conservation debate in Marilyn Monroe dress Poll: Is it ever acceptable for historically significant fashion to be reworn?
News Restitution Smithsonian puts ethics at the forefront of new returns policy Restitution claims will consider ethical concerns over legal circumstances of acquisition
News Capital projects Tate Liverpool to undergo revamp Gallery appoints 6a Architects to redesign its spaces