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Icon internships to continue without HLF funds
Icon will use external funding to keep programme running
ACE puts Firstsite under special measures
Colchester gallery’s business models and governance to be reviewed
Government drops plans to reduce copyright terms
Move criticised as a missed opportunity to reform laws
Week-long strike over National Gallery services privatisation
Petition against privatisation of visitor services garners 40,000 signatures
IWM library to remain open with reduced services
No facilities will be cut but job losses set to go ahead
News roundup
Michelangelo bronzes discovered - Cynon Valley Museum open day - Tutankhamun glue not identified - Snibston to close in July
World news digest
Finland: The Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki is to reopen next month following a six-month refurbishment. A retrospective of 250 works by the late US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (13 March-13 September) will inaugurate the venue. France: The Louvre attracted 9.3 million visitors last year, making it the world’s most visited museum. The figure …
Derby Museums’ petition prompts council rethink
Councillors acknowledge that the service "changes lives", but cuts still possible