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Coventry named UK City of Culture 2021

City is eligible for £3m HLF grant

Lubaina Himid wins Turner Prize

Artist presented with award at Hull’s Ferens Art Gallery

Three UK museums up for European Museum of the Year award

Design Museum, Science Museum and Mary Rose Museum nominated for 2018 award

British Museum plans Reading storage facility

Site would house objects currently held in Blythe House

Eleven bids for £15m Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund

£4m grants could benefit museums and heritage in Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool and Tees Valley

MPs protest European Capital of Culture exclusion

Five UK areas have submitted bids for the title

National museums could become public corporations, says report

Model would give institutions more operational freedom

Tim Cooke appointed chief executive of Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Diana Owen steps down after 10 years

Funds available for Scottish museums exploring legacy of first world war

Museums can apply to MGS for up to £20,000

HLF urged to clarify priorities

Report calls on nations to review policy directions

Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment delayed by a year

Completion now expected in late 2018 or early 2019

Emma Chaplin appointed AIM director

Museum consultant to replace Tamalie Newbery from February