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Greek wildfires threaten Unesco World Heritage site of Olympia

Historic sites at risk of damage in dangerous Mediterranean heatwave following IPCC climate warning

Arts Council England marks 75 years since foundation

Organisation using anniversary to make case for public investment in the arts

Culture more in-demand than pubs on the high street

Research shows almost 70% of people think cultural spaces make their local area a better place to live

Covid has improved disabled people’s engagement with museums, study finds

Participants cite positive opportunities for remote working, interviews and digital offerings

History of Science Museum to tell Oxford University’s Covid story

Collecting project will document university's crucial response to pandemic

National Museum Wales to acquire works by Artes Mundi artist

Prabhakar Pachpute awarded Derek William Trust Artes Mundi Purchase Prize

Stonehenge ruling prompts debate among heritage community

Opinion divided on next steps after high court quashes planning permission for tunnel

Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre gets green light

Work on £100m project will start later this year following planning consent

SMG under fire for ‘gagging clause’ in Shell deal

Institution says sponsorship contract was ‘standard’ but campaigners warn of chilling effect

Focus on Africa in reopened David Livingstone Birthplace

The £9.1m transformation highlights the explorer’s expedition crew

Royal Pavilion & Museums in £390,000 diversity and equality drive

Funding from James Henry Green Trust will support service widen access to visitors

‘We’re thrilled’: Wales’s slate landscape becomes World Heritage Site

Bid to recognise region’s 1,800-year history of slate mining was a decade in the making