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Further strikes hit UK museums

Venues in England, Wales and Scotland affected by industrial action

York Museums Trust calls for changes to business rates

Call for rates to be based on income and expenditure

UK and Zimbabwe in discussions over human remains at the NHM

Zimbabwe government believes decapitated heads belong to independence fighters

Report finds V&A Dundee had ‘little prospect’ of being built to budget

Budget increased by £31.1m over four years

Family to be compensated for Burrell Collection Nazi loot

Provenance of chandelier hanging in Bute House also being investigated

Jack the Ripper Museum maintains security after protests

Council investigating whether “unauthorised works” have been carried out at the site

Reading Museum faces funding cuts

Loss of Accreditation highlighted as a potential risk of cost cutting

Government extends Sekhemka export bar

Deadline is now 28 August

Museum criticised for selling donated medals

Combined Military Services Museum says it will change its donation and disposal policies

Sarah Munro appointed director of Baltic

Glasgow Life’s head of art to replace Godfrey Worsdale

Survey points to importance of touring partners

TEG looks at economics of touring shows

Poppies installation will tour the UK

Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was on display at the Tower of London