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Powell-Cotton Museum seeks community input in redisplay of Zulu collections

A museum-wide reinterpretation project is currently underway at the Kent institution

Hull’s North End Shipyard Visitor Centre gets Passivhaus accreditation

Building is part of Hull Maritime, a city-wide regeneration project due to finish in 2026

National Museum Cardiff asks public to decide name of new woolly mammoth

Three possible names selected for 3D-printed skeleton out of 1,400-plus suggestions

Art Fund research proves that viewing art is good for the human body

‘Genuinely surprising’ study shows that original art benefits three different body systems all at once

Shuar people seek repatriation of ‘shrunken heads’ in UK collections

Delegation expresses wish for return of ceremonial tsantsas along with self-representation in displays

Welsh Museums Festival takes joy as its theme

More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration

Museums are not ‘secret vaults’, say world’s museum leaders

Directors at major institutions defend principle of open access but say Louvre heist has ‘shaken us to the core’

Council introduces entry charge at Museum of Oxford despite objections

Local stakeholders warn that decision to implement £4 charge comes with ‘more risk than reward’

V&A commission marks next phase of Ghana partnership

Unity sculpture developed with Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi

Pink Ball raises £2.5m for BM but comes under fire from climate activists and Greek government

Institution hails inaugural event a success and says money will be used to support international work

Scottish museums secure funding for essential building works

MGS has awarded 17 museums a total of £862,000 through its Repair and Adaptation Fund

Museums on alert for ‘smash and grab’ raids after Louvre jewel heist

Leaked report shows concerns that Paris museum had failed to modernise its security systems