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Call for museums and galleries to take part in visual arts project
Initiative is supported by the Art Fund and the Outset Contemporary Art Fund
Heritage participation gap narrows between rich and poor areas
Engagement also increasing among Bame groups, report finds
NMW awarded £275,000 by People’s Postcode Lottery
Funding will support public-facing work at the museum
Majority of cultural philanthropy in England goes to London
Organisations in London attracted 66% of private investment in 2014-15
Environmental action saved culture sector £5.1m last year
Report shows cultural bodies are increasing their efforts to tackle climate change
Treasure finds double in a decade
PAS and Treasure annual reports show an increasing number of finds are being reported
National Museum of Computing involved in setting up cyber security college
Project will involve renovation of derelict buildings at Bletchley Park
Arts Council awards £1.95m to Ambition for Excellence projects
Projects in Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield awarded funding
Concern over report that classes museums as a ‘pro-rich’ service
Sector bodies say classification does not reflect scope of museum work