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Fundraising campaign launched to create Scotland’s first national heritage hub

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland needs £1.5m to secure proposed site in Edinburgh

North East Museums looks to acquire £450,000 flag

Charitable donation will enable purchase of the rare union jack that survived the Battle of Trafalgar

Growing calls for new guidance on human remains in museums

'Coordinated approach needed' after research reveals scale of overseas remains held in UK collections

Local museums across Scotland get £2m to build financial resilience

Museums Galleries Scotland awards grants from Museum Futures programme

In brief | Latest projects, announcements and moves from the sector

Science Museum Group appoints 'AI champion' | Scheme to explore hidden disability histories | Governance guidance published

Heritage pottery sites in Stoke-on-Trent fire up new visitor experience

Gladstone Pottery Museum – home of the Great Pottery Throw Down – and Duchess China launch pilot collaboration

Rising costs force local museum to cut opening hours and staffing

Museum of Cambridge says it will also reduce staff numbers to ensure its long-term future

Powell-Cotton Museum celebrates 100-year anniversary

Kent institution is planning a range of exhibitions, events and other activities to mark its opening in 1926

Blue Shield warns of potential ‘war crimes’ against Iran’s cultural sites

International museum and heritage bodies urge protection of cultural heritage across Gulf region

Wiener Holocaust Library appoints new co-directors

Christine Schmidt and Barbara Warnock to lead archive institution

Government ‘will not neglect local museums’, pledges arts minister

Cross-party praise for smaller museums in Westminster Hall debate

Cultural industries must be protected from ‘danger’ of generative AI, says report

Government urged to create a ‘fair and inclusive UK licensing market’