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V&A children’s museum to open next summer

Venue in east London is undergoing a £13.5m redevelopment

Arts council reveals record-breaking NPO applications

Funder warns of 'tough decisions' with competition in London especially high

Hourly pay for some museum roles down 25% since 2011

Union report highlights growing pay crisis in heritage sector

Wrexham Council nets grant for football museum

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has given the project £45,000

Council seeks ‘long-term solution’ to keep Royal Cornwall Museum open

Museum at risk of imminent closure after funding bid was rejected

Give nationals more freedom to deaccession objects, says Hunt

V&A chief says National Heritage Act should be overhauled to hand power back to trustees

Museums warned of metal theft threat

Rise in criminal activity expected as metal prices rise

Shortlist for Family Friendly Museum Award revealed

Sixteen venues in the running for awards

Galleries on high alert as climate protesters target famous paintings

Activists have glued themselves to works at four institutions, including Royal Academy and National Gallery

Diane Lees to step down as director-general of IWM

Institution’s first female head will leave in 2023 after 15 years

Nigerian delegation visits Glasgow for repatriation talks

Meeting is latest step in plans for largest ever repatriation from a Scottish collection

Science Museum pays tribute to cancer activist Deborah James

James, who died this week, was a key adviser on the Cancer Revolution exhibition