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Museums secure Wolfson Foundation grants

Funding supports a wide range of redevelopments, including new galleries and interpretation

Poole Museum receives £2.4m development grant

Two-year project will add new galleries and visitor facilities

Backlash against proposed cuts to Stoke-on-Trent’s museums

Restructure would see loss of specialist roles and winter closure of Gladstone Pottery Museum

Plans for newly discovered ‘sea dragon’ fossil to be displayed in Rutland

UK's largest ever ichthyosaur specimen was unearthed in the county last year

Institute of Contemporary Arts appoints director

Bengi Ünsal joins from London's Southbank Centre

Horniman Museum and Gardens begins planting micro-forest

Carbon-reducing project will provide a protective ‘green screen’ for the museum’s gardens

‘History on trial’: Sector reacts to Colston verdict

Attorney general says jury's decision may be referred to Court of Appeal

Grants to help small museums celebrate local science stories

Places of Science scheme will provide up to £3,500 to engage communities with science

Iwona Blazwick to step down as director of Whitechapel Gallery

Curator and critic to leave gallery after 20 years at its helm

Four UK nominees for European Museum of the Year Award

There have been seven previous UK recipients of the award

Emergency funding ‘will not cover’ loss of winter income

Museum sector bodies warn further support will be needed if attendance drops continue

Museum, gallery and heritage professionals recognised in New Year Honours

IWM director-general Diane Lees and Yorkshire Sculpture Park founder Peter Murray receive top honours