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Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft to close for ‘period of reimagining’

Staff at risk of redundancy as East Sussex museum announces temporary shutdown due to economic challenges

Museums to take part in AI marketplace pilot

Creative Content Exchange aims to provide access to public data and cultural assets

UK museum leaders hail China visit

Delegation accompanied prime minister Keir Starmer to Beijing and Shanghai

CCA staff seek ‘urgent clarity’ as Glasgow venue enters liquidation

Workers say they were told of redundancy with just a day’s notice

US museums under pressure amid growing unrest and ideological interference

Minneapolis venues shut down in ICE protest as federal museums face ‘troubling and dangerous’ White House demands

Cathy Putz appointed director of Ben Uri Gallery

Putz to work on delivery of museum’s recently announced digital research institute

New research to shape ‘music-led’ visitor experience in Birmingham

Birmingham Museum partners on project celebrating city’s musical heritage

DCMS to review exclusion of national museums from new restitution rules

‘Unusual’ use of government powers questioned by legal experts and sector bodies

Legislation clears the way for Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

Bill receives Royal Assent as institutions mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

MGS urges museums to join in advocacy campaign ahead of Scottish election

Arm’s-length body is calling for sustained investment and recognition of museums as ‘forces for social good’

American Museum & Gardens appoints director

Lucy Littlewood joins museum as the US enters its 250th anniversary

Minister confirms £50m for Ulster Folk Museum’s Reawakening project

Redevelopment aims to transform open-air site into a 'multi-layered heritage and environment resource'