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Union federation launches manifesto for cultural workers

Call to action highlights disproportionate impacts of Covid and austerity on workers

Alarm over free speech after government vetoes RMG trustee

‘Museums need boards that reflect a diversity of views’, says MA director

Search begins for Art Fund Museum of the Year

Museums, galleries and historic houses invited to apply for £160,000 prize

‘Thrilled and grateful’: Florence Nightingale Museum to reopen

The museum had previously announced that it would have to close indefinitely due to Covid

SMG ‘should have been more upfront’ about Shell deal

Contributor says she was 'embarrassed' to learn about oil sponsorship of carbon capture exhibition

Accreditation scheme partially reopens after Covid suspension

Scheme now open to new applicants and museums working towards Accreditation

Landmark exhibitions resurrected on extended reality platform

Past shows from 15 museums and galleries brought together on new virtual arts ecosystem

Funding boost for Dundee cultural venues

Dundee Cultural Recovery Fund raises £1m

National Football Museum acquires super league protest T-shirt

Manchester venue is collecting a range of material related to the ill-fated ESL

17 May: museums in Wales finally get date for reopening

Welsh Government brings forward relaxing of restrictions due to low infection rates

What we’re looking forward to most about going #BackToMuseums

‘Feeling that beautiful energy’: from the buzz of visitors to a browse in the gift shop, our followers share what they've been missing about museums

Design Museum gets around Covid restrictions with pop-up art supermarket

Disguised exhibition aims to make statement that ‘creativity is essential’