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Clare Lilley named director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Founding director Peter Murray is retiring in March after 45 years

Museum of East Anglian Life to become the Food Museum

Name change is part of masterplan to make the museum more relevant

New £1m emergency funding for Scotland’s independent museums

Museums Galleries Scotland announces funding opportunities as it consults on national strategy

Funding awarded to develop digital archive of Atlantic slave trades

Project among 12 collaborations between US and UK universities to create digital tools for culture and heritage

Douglas Gilmore named managing director of Museum of London Docklands

East London venue will serve key role during closure of London Wall site

Great North Museum: Hancock seeks to repatriate Benin bronze

Stakeholders agree to take proactive approach to returning brass stave

Sector reports deep concerns over impact of Omicron wave

Latest tranches of emergency funding will be vital, but museums are hoping for more long-term solutions

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