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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

Ipswich Museum embarks on £8.7m redevelopment

Three-year project will add gallery space and see collections reinterpreted

Honresfield Library saved from auction after £15m fundraising campaign

Collection of literary manuscripts will be distributed to relevant institutions across the UK

Covid surge forces museums to close early for Christmas

Natural History Museum and Museum of the Home are among those affected by staff shortages

Four projects win Activist Museum Award 2021-2022

Winners to receive £1,000 each and tailored mentorship to support development of ideas

Omicron: Cancellations and staff shortages hit museums

Calls grow for rescue package to save the visitor economy amid new surge

Art Fund announces Museum of the Year plans

Organisations can submit their applications early in the new year

Medieval Aberdeen brought to life in video game based on city’s archives

Strange Sickness game recreates real events and characters from the 15th century

Portable Antiquities Scheme logs millionth archaeological find

Number of recorded items fell by 40% in 2020 due to Covid

York Museums Trust to close for a week in support of staff wellbeing

Trust will shut down in early January ‘to give all staff a chance to switch off completely’