News

Architects pay tribute to modernist icon IM Pei

Reflecting on his global legacy 

Dr Jenner’s House on more secure footing after public appeal

Museum awarded lottery grant to plan its long-term future

Changing Places toilets to be mandatory in large public buildings

Government consults on proposed changes to building regulations

Lack of funding tips Yorkshire Waterways Museum into insolvency

Popular museum to close next week due to financial difficulties

Last chance to enter European Museum of the Year Award 2020

Closing date for candidates is 10 May

Court rules museum legally owns Nazi-looted artwork

Madrid's Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum can keep work despite violating Washington Principles

Works worth £3m kept in UK after export bars

UK institutions purchased seven works in 2017-18

Turner Prize announces 2019 shortlist

Nominated artists’ work covers human rights, feminism and globalisation

Inquiry to probe links between Cambridge museums and slave trade

University launches investigation into its role in transatlantic slavery

Is the Scottish Maritime Museum right to introduce gender neutral terms for ships?

Museum to drop female pronouns after signs are vandalised

World news digest

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum was destroyed last September because of an overheated air conditioning unit, according to a report released by the Brazilian federal police. According to the report, the museum lacked key fire protection equipment, having spent only $4,000 on safety equipment between 2015 and 2017. France: Four fraudsters that attempted to …

Funding news

Finance available for north of England projects that use culture to benefit local communities