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Here are some exhibitions to look forward to when we go #BackToMuseums

Our pick of the highlights in store for visitors as the sector prepares to reopen

Reprieve for some V&A teams but former staff warn of ‘brain drain’

Roles in National Art Library and theatre archive no longer at immediate risk

Museums in Scotland get the green light to reopen from the end of April

First minister gives more detail on the nation’s timetable out of lockdown

Research commission to investigate racial inequality in art education

Initiative will measure and analyse access to art education across different ethnic groups

Heritage Fund grants for Northern Ireland centenary

Museums among those given money from the Shared History Fund

V&A Dundee to become national centre for design

Museum will receive £2m a year to expand its remit to develop Scotland’s design capacity

Tougher planning rules for statues are ‘impractical and unethical’

Proposals are part of wider government intrusion into decision-making, says MA

National Trust slavery report did not breach charity law

Charity Commission finds no grounds for regulatory action but says trust did not fully pre-empt the potential risks

Science and Industry Museum unveils new space

The £5m Special Exhibitions Gallery is complete

Two more learned societies join campaign to stay at Burlington House

The societies’ future in Piccadilly is under threat as rents increase by more than 3,000%

Nearly a fifth of National Trust sites could be at ‘high risk’ due to climate change

Trust maps the threat global warming poses to its properties

Budget brings ‘much needed relief’ for museums in England but gaps remain

Chancellor announces £300m for Culture Recovery Fund and £90m for nationals