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Art Fund reveals Museum of the Year shortlist

Winning museum will be announced in September and will receive £100,000

Museums stick with safety measures as England’s Covid rules ease

Many venues are continuing to limit capacity and ask visitors to wear masks

£7.6m of national treasures saved from export in two years

Report details how temporary deferrals kept ‘outstanding’ items in UK’s public collections

Heritage Fund launches digital volunteering grants

£1m is available under Digital Skills for Heritage initiative

New Pony Discovery Centre to tell story of working horses

Undercover stables will also house National Coal Mining Museum's four horses

Outrage as Sheffield University confirms closure of archaeology department

University warned ‘calamitous decision’ could harm global study of archaeology

Science and Industry Museum to close its Air and Space Hall

Majority of displayed aviation items will return to RAF Museum

Glasgow Life looks to cut 500 jobs

Covid has 'all but wiped out' charity’s earned income

International Slavery Museum secures grant

National Museums Liverpool venue receives £9.9m from Heritage Fund for redevelopment

Apprenticeship framework offers new routes into Scottish museum workforce

Museums now able to deliver vocational qualifications in more areas of practice

Museums plan summer of fun for children

Venues focus on play to give youngsters a boost after lockdown

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery unveils revamp funded by Sekhemka sale

Institution reopens to the public after controversial capital development