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Museum visitors in England ‘encouraged’ to wear face coverings

Guidelines for museums updated to reflect change in government's stance

Two Lincoln heritage attractions launch ‘shielding hour’

Lincoln Castle and the Collection Museum are reserving times when the most vulnerable visitors will have priority access

Museums nominated for best online activities during lockdown

Twenty six museums shortlisted for award recognising family-friendly online content

RAF Museum launches Adopt an Artefact scheme

Fundraising initiative will make more than 50 items available for adoption

New opportunities for museums in England as ACE reopens project grants

Updated criteria allows some applications from individuals and for work involving SSNs

Icom in turmoil after resignations

Divisions over governance have led to nine committee and board members leaving

Collections Trust to investigate shared collections data services

Trust aims to develop framework and provisional model by the autumn

Historic England invests £50,000 in new metal detecting body

Organisation will support and train metal detectorists in UK

Welsh government urged to ensure £59m rescue package reaches museums

MA submits evidence to Senedd as museums in Wales get the go-ahead to reopen

Imperial War Museums joins Facebook advertising boycott

The museum group is thought to be the only English cultural institution participating in the month-long Stop Hate for Profit campaign

Cultural sector support staff are undervalued, finds research

A consultation has found that assistant roles are sometimes misunderstood and not well respected

Leonie Bell appointed as V&A Dundee director

The former cultural regeneration lead for Paisley will take over from founding director Philip Long