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Museum experiences ‘are not designed around exam grades’

Sector bodies respond to finding that cultural outings have no impact on GCSE results

Four areas shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2025

Southampton, Bradford, County Durham and Wrexham County all in the running

New manager for Great North Museum

Malavika Anderson joins from Wellcome Collection

Museums secure Cultural Investment Fund support

Grants include £18m from Museums Estate and Development Fund

University museums ‘should reconsider holding certain items’

New restitution guidance says circumstances in which some objects were acquired are unacceptable

Pontypridd Museum reopens two years after devastating flood

Basement stores of South Wales museum were inundated during Storm Dennis

Cultural loans and partnerships with Russia halted over war in Ukraine

Art Council England advises institutions to sever ties as National Gallery withdraws loan request

Museums worldwide called on to support colleagues in Ukraine

Appeals made for logistics partners, sponsors, equipment and materials

Collections Trust to challenge ‘gatekeeper’ mindset in cataloguing

Consultation launched on revisions to Spectrum cataloguing procedure

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology receives Benin repatriation claim

Cambridge museum is considering claim from Nigerian authorities to return artefacts

‘Challenging’ cuts in London as ACE levels up regional investment

An additional £75m will go to areas outside London over the next three years

People’s Palace in Glasgow reopens to public

Social history venue open seven days a week for the first time since pandemic began