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MGS launches £332,000 fund to help Scottish museums reopen

Adaptation Fund will help museums buy cleaning and safety equipment

Sector welcomes plans to reopen museums and galleries in England from 4 July

But 'substantial financial support' will be needed to aid sector's recovery

Icom president resigns

Suay Aksoy has been replaced by Alberto Garlandini

Storytelling, poetry and podcasts: how museums are marking Windrush Day this year

Oral histories among the digital material released for anniversary

Heritage Emergency Fund extended to help organisations reopen

£50m raised by National Lottery players can now be used to help organisations 'recover and reopen'

Science centres appeal for government aid to survive Covid-19 crisis

Many fear they will not be able to operate under social distancing restrictions

Douglas Gurr appointed director of Natural History Museum

Former Amazon boss to take over from Michael Dixon later this year

Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins landmark business rates case

Ruling could result in significant savings for museums in England and Wales

Art Fund announces £2m to help museums in aftermath of Covid-19

Funding and free digital services to support museums through reopening and beyond

ACE grants £2.3m emergency support to smaller museums

More than 100 institutions have received up to £35,000 each to help them survive and adapt to the coronavirus pandemic

Watch | Coronavirus Conversations: Future of Our Workforce

Recording of a panel discussion on the impact of Covid-19 on the museum workforce

Half of Scottish visitors concerned about visiting museums post-lockdown

But 26% say they will visit as soon as restrictions are lifted