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How will the new Covid restrictions in England affect museums?

This page will be updated regularly as new information comes through

Royal Academy has ‘no intention’ of selling Michelangelo sculpture to save jobs

The institution is facing calls to sell the marble Taddei Tondo, thought to be worth more than £100m

Museums and arts centres have almost as many cafes as Pret, research finds

Arts council report shows vital role cultural institutions play in local economies

Royal Academy consults on cutting 150 jobs

Institution says it needs to reduce annual costs by £8m due to ‘severe financial pressure’

Pitt Rivers Museum removes shrunken heads from display after ethical review

Human remains will be kept in storage while museum consults communities of origin

Amsterdam’s museum quarter free of fossil fuel sponsorship

Four major cultural institutions are now avoiding money from oil and gas companies

Update: museum tours allowed as long as social distancing is ensured between groups

Museums will be able to provide guided tours for up to 30 people

Mayflower boarding reconstructed using virtual reality

Project uses interactive technologies to recreate 1620s Plymouth

Blind and visually impaired people express access concerns

VocalEyes survey into museum reopening and live-streamed events

Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah to share CEO role at Birmingham Museums Trust

Appointment marks an 'exciting new chapter' for the trust

Consternation among nationals about government overreach

Demands to cut executive pay and increase commercial income have put arms’ length principle to the test

Tate denies using ‘strike-breaking’ tactics against workers

Tensions rise between management and staff as industrial action continues