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The Estuary Experience tips over budget

Site formerly known as Cliffs Museum will cost £55m 

National Trust seeks explanation over sale of Nazi memorabilia

Local living history event on Trust-owned land sparks furore 

Eureka! The National Children’s Museum secures £3m for new Mersey venue

Eureka! Mersey aims to open in 2021

Russian Arctic Convoy Project awarded £72,820 by Scottish Land Fund

Money will go towards purchase and renovation of the venue

Poll: Is enough being done to share national collections around the UK?

Blatchford calls on nationals to lend their top exhibits

Mixed picture for visitor trends in England, according to report

Overall footfall down slightly but gross revenue jumps 9%

World news digest

France: The skull of an Australian solider who died in the first world war and whose head was previously displayed in an American medical museum has been buried with the rest of his remains in France. The soldier died in an American military hospital from wounds following a 1917 battle. His remains were donated without …

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V&A Dundee to take city’s arts offering to a new level

The opening of Victoria and Albert Museum’s design museum this month is expected to boost the number of overseas visitors to the Scottish city. Caroline Parry reports

AHRC to set up £2.5m Centre for Cultural Value

Centre aims to explore the societal benefits of arts and culture

Eight looted objects from Iraq identified by British Museum

Objects from Tello handed to Iraqi Embassy last week

Museum directors criticise “London-centric” reporting of visitor figures

Footfall down at some London nationals but on the rise elsewhere in the UK