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Search begins for ‘boundary-pushing’ Museum of the Year 2026
Art Fund opens applications and increases prize for each runner up by £5,000
River & Rowing Museum prepares to rationalise collections as building is listed for sale
Funds from sale could be used to support development of a new museum
Louvre closes gallery and office spaces due to structural problems
Paris museum under fresh scrutiny over state of infrastructure four weeks on from jewel heist
New report highlights ongoing risk of repair backlog at historic houses
Sector faces £2bn bill despite the impact of 2020’s Culture Recovery Fund
What’s new pussycat? Public poll decides name of National Museum Cardiff’s woolly mammoth
Replica skeleton named after Welsh icon after competition that received more than 1,400 votes
In brief | Latest collections, awards and funding news from the sector
Ancient log boats go on display | Lucy Worsley gets lifetime award | Leak forces Museum of Youth Culture to delay opening
Museums face growing competition from ‘slick’ digital experiences
Report examines how cultural attractions can close the audience engagement gap amid slow post-pandemic recovery
Tate workers vote in favour of week-long strike
More than 150 members of PCS union will take industrial action later this month
Political row delays opening of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art
Edo state governor revokes land ownership rights in dispute over museum’s name and mission
Studio Museum in Harlem reopens after seven-year redevelopment
The organisation was founded in 1968 to address the exclusion of artists of African descent from the mainstream art world
