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Global Majority cultural space to open in London

Ibraaz will offer exhibitions, talks, screenings, music and artist residencies

Manchester’s Power Hall to reopen after major restoration

Sustainability is focus of Science and Industry Museum’s working gallery

British Museum’s ‘pink ball’ criticised by climate campaign group

Institution is hosting inaugural ball this month that aims to rival Met Gala

Construction begins on Derry-Londonderry’s DNA Museum

New £15m venue dedicated to city’s maritime and social history due to open in 2027

Barbara Hepworth sculpture goes on display after successful fundraising appeal

New display at Hepworth Wakefield will tell the story of the artwork

Preston’s Harris Museum reopens after £19m transformation

The refurbishment includes new galleries, community facilities, learning spaces, cafe and shop

Fall in number of finds logged in Scotland after post-Covid high

But treasure and archaeological finds remain on upward trajectory, with over 6,000 reported in 2024-25

Railway’s 200th anniversary festival weekend gets underway

Bicentenary celebrations include the reopening of Station Hall at the National Railway Museum

Turner Prize show opens in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall

Shortlisted artists explore themes of identity in annual art prize exhibition

Former museum manager pleads not guilty to theft and fraud charges

Stephen Harris is accused of stealing objects from Norfolk Museums Service and selling them at auction

River & Rowing Museum closes to the public due to financial pressures

Future of collections remains undecided as museum seeks new occupier for building

Science Museum launches Space gallery

New permanent exhibition is part of a wider project to rework the ground floor of the London museum