News National Trust National Trust expenditure rises 24% amid cost-of-living crisis Charity says it has faced challenges but is ‘faring well’
News Anti-ableism New funding to enhance art museums for blind people Arts and Humanities Research Council grants £250k to project
News Pay Trades Union Congress calls for end to ‘second class pay’ in heritage sector Motion carried to recognise value of heritage and develop sustainable funding model
News Funding Arts Council Collection launches Acquisitions Fund Patrons to introduce £40,000 fund at Frieze London
News Cuts Museums at risk as local authority funding crisis intensifies Uncertainty for institutions in Woking, Birmingham and Hampshire as councils cut costs
News Anti-ableism Museums Journal: The Anti-Ableism Issue Ableism remains pervasive across the museum sector - here's how we can all take meaningful action
News Wales Welsh museums important to economy but pandemic is still taking a toll, report finds Visitor figures, volunteering and learning have not yet recovered to pre-Covid levels
News Conflict V&A agrees deal with Yemen to display looted artefacts Funerary objects found in London shop will be repatriated when Yemen deems it safe to do so
News British Museum Briefings on collections care launched following British Museum crisis Collections Trust hosts meetings to review core principles related to inventory, audit and loss
News Visitors V&A Dundee celebrates fifth anniversary Research carried out to mark five years since opening shows impact of Scotland's design museum
News Report highlights how museums can tell inclusive histories in polarised times Research aims to help practitioners approach complex histories with confidence
News Trans inclusion Guidance for trans-inclusive practice unveiled University of Leicester has developed the document with backing from cultural organisations