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Glasgow museums to be remortgaged to fund equal pay settlement

Riverside Museum and Glasgow Museum Resource Centre among the affected properties 

Icom seeks proposals for new museum definition 

Current version does not reflect sector's radical transformation, says council

National Museum of Scotland completes £80m masterplan

Three new galleries mark end of 15-year project

Arts Council England publishes no-deal Brexit guidance

Document compiles government advice on issues from funding to travel, and recommends signing up for settlement scheme

Jerwood Gallery to lose collection after dispute with funder

Gallery will be renamed following breakdown in relations with Jerwood Foundation

Sector wises up to benefits of hiring all-round leaders

The wave of people being appointed to the top jobs at museums, galleries and heritage institutions has a broader range of skills than their predecessors – and some were late arrivals to the sector. But lack of diversity is still an issue. By Geraldine Kendall Adams  

ACNI consults public on five-year strategy

Arts Council Northern Ireland describes its draft framework as a “more flexible way of managing uncertainty”. Rob Sharp reports

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Belgium: The trial of a man accused of killing four people at the Jewish Museum of Brussels has started. Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche is accused of shooting two tourists, a receptionist and a volunteer in 2014. He faces a life sentence if convicted.    Brazil: Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum has opened its first exhibition since …

HLF changes name and launches five-year framework

Funder rebrands as National Lottery Heritage Fund

Councils slash funding for culture by almost £400m in eight years

Research comes as museums face more cuts in spring budgets

Tate and British Museum focus on research work

National museums launch new centres