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British Museum to help Iraq reconstruct archaeological sites

Work supported by £3m grant from DCMS

Holburne Museum unveils centenary programme

Gallery also fundraising for acquisition of Thomas Lawrence work

Important Rembrandt lost to private hands

Despite efforts to fundraise to save it for the nation, seller withdraws

Export bar placed on £35m Rembrandt portrait

Painting has been in the UK for more than 250 years

Further funding cuts are counterintuitive says report

NMDC report highlights value of museums ahead of the comprehensive spending review

Norfolk museums asked to model 25% cut

Council considers running “basic” service at seven sites

MPMs invited to take part in quality trial

Deadline for expressions of interest is 23 October

Second Welsh Museums Festival to launch next week

Festival includes sleepovers, talks, walks, hunts and handling sessions

National museums look at relocating collections from Blythe House

Decision on sale of west London property expected in next month’s spending review

Wardown Park Museum awarded £1.8m HLF grant

Funding also announced to save Edinburgh boot factory

National Gallery strike suspended

Union members have been fighting privatisation

Wellcome Collection appoints head of public programmes

James Peto to take over from Ken Arnold