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In brief | Latest news from across the sector

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Next Tate director must address gallery’s ‘existential crisis’

Workers who went on strike earlier this month highlight internal divisions

Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar

UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag

Four in 10 heritage sites report intentional damage to their property

Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime

Overseas visitor fees, a new NPO model and a ‘long-term plan’ for museums: Our breakdown of the ACE review

We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector

Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen

Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers

Art Fund awards £1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work

Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund

Mostyn recruits new director

Adam Lewis-Smythe joins from the Bluecoat in Liverpool

Maria Balshaw to step down as head of Tate next spring

Director to depart after nine years of leadership

Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains

MP says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing

Louvre closed to visitors after workers vote to strike

Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors

Major research project to explore inequalities in museum attendance

University of Leicester announces four-year initiative to address sector’s engagement and benefit gap