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Derby Museums warns council cuts would have a ‘devastating effect’

Proposed 10% cut could lead to site closures and admission charges, says trust’s director

Staff at national museum and heritage bodies to join civil service strike

More than 100,000 PCS members are taking industrial action on 1 February

Film explores stories of disability from National Trust sites and collections

Everywhere and Nowhere is a collaboration between the trust and Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries

Honouring the Ancient Dead completes database of ancient human remains

Resource holds records of human tissue held in more than 300 local museums

Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum to close for revamp

Museum will undergo £6m redevelopment ahead of Bradford's year as City of Culture in 2025

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Museum of London launches oral history platform and British Museum seeks touring partners

Nine in 10 heritage sites fear for their future due to cost of living crisis

Survey shows that 44% of sites have made redundancies and more than a third have reduced opening hours

Arts Council NI reflects on momentous year for Northern Irish art

Highlights of 2021-22 included Array Collective becoming first Northern Irish winner of the Turner Prize

Hunterian Museum defends decision to retain skeleton of ‘Irish giant’ Charles Byrne

Specimen will be removed from display but will continue to be available for medical research

Glasgow Life becomes first UK museum to repatriate objects to India

Seven artefacts have been returned as part of a wider repatriation programme

Traders owed thousands after collapse of Nottingham Castle Trust

Local suppliers seek answers after liquidation of trust’s assets

Art Night festival heads to Dundee for first major event outside London

Ten new commissions in public spaces across the city will be unveiled on 24 June